Category Archives: News
Marion County Record publisher to discuss 2023 raid in Sundays at the Site event
The William Allen White Community Partnership is changing locations for its upcoming presentation this weekend. Marion County Record publisher Eric Meyer will have a presentation called "Seized! The M...
May 28, 2026 Marion County Record logo.
Butler: Construction pushes jobless rate below March, 2025 year-to-date markers
Even as monthly unemployment numbers spiked above 5 percent for Emporia and Lyon County near the start of the year, Regional Development Association of East Central Interim President Lyle Butler expre...
May 28, 2026 Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas logo.
Summer Reading Kickoff fills Emporia Public Library
The Emporia Public Library courtyard became a busy place in a hurry as the library had its annual Summer Reading Kickoff Party on Wednesday. Director Pauline Stacchini says the event is one of the hig...
May 28, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
UNBOUND: 2026 Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame enshrined Wednesday evening
The Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame has added four more names to its prestigious list of inductees. The 2026 Hall of Fame class was enshrined Wednesday evening inside the Emporia Granada Theatre. Among th...
May 27, 2026 Past Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame inductees gather with the class of 2026 for a group photo following the 2026 induction ceremony inside Emporia's Granada Theatre. KVOE News screenshot image.
Lyon County Commission receives first round of allocation requests for 2027 budget during Wednesday study session
The Lyon County Commission is officially in budget-planning mode following a study session on Wednesday morning. During that session, commissioners received their first official allocation requests fo...
May 27, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
UNBOUND GRAVEL: 2015 Elite Men's winner Hauswald raising funds for Emporia bike park, playground project
Much has been made -- and will continue to be made -- about the increasingly fast finish times for Unbound Gravel's main races, but there are other activities worth noting as Unbound Week continues in...
May 27, 2026 Yuri Hauswald (right) poses with Unbound Gravel Director of Community Partnerships Kristi Mohn (center) and Team Coyote Coach Ryan Conley after detailing the Chase the Race fundraiser on KVOE's Morning Show on Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia listed as Kansas' most walkable city
In an award you may never have considered, Emporia has been named as the state's most walkable city -- just in time for the huge influx of people in town for Unbound Gravel. Walkscore.com rated Empori...
May 27, 2026 Unbound Gravel brings thousands of people to Emporia from around the world. KVOE News file photo.
UNBOUND GRAVEL: Law enforcement stressing safety this week
As thousands of riders and others associated with Unbound Gravel get settled in Emporia this week, Lyon County law enforcement officials are asking everybody -- riders and motorists alike -- to be saf...
May 27, 2026 Cyclists pass by a road information sign near Emporia's 12th and Lawrence on Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
David Traylor Zoo joins KaZOO Wild Adventure Passport program, nears end of work on vulture exhibit
The David Traylor Zoo is launching into a new statewide initiative through the sumer. The Emporia Zoo is part of the KaZOO Wild Adventure program that's now underway. On KVOE's Morning Show on Wednesd...
May 27, 2026 KVOE News photo.
UPDATE: Emporia woman hospitalized with undisclosed injuries following vehicle/pedestrian collision at Emporia's Walmart Wednesday morning
An Emporia woman was injured in a vehicle versus pedestrian accident at Emporia's Walmart Wednesday morning. According to the Emporia Police Department, at approximately 10:30 am, emergency crews were...
May 27, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
