Category Archives: News
Greenwood County rape case underway; DeWitt removed from daily operations and management at MT Networks
Court proceedings have started in a Greenwood County rape case. Following a first appearance in Eureka on Tuesday, Nathaniel Stephen Dewitt was set for a preliminary hearing May 23. Dewitt faces singl...
Apr 23, 2025 Greenwood County Courthouse. 13th Judicial District photo.
Take Back the Night coming Thursday
One of the big events on the SOS community calendar is taking place Thursday. Take Back the Night is on the Emporia State University campus, courtesy of SOS and ESU THRIVE. On KVOE's Newsmaker segment...
Apr 23, 2025 SOS graphic.
Lyon County Commission to receive reports from CrossWinds, CareArc at Thursday meeting
Periodic reports are highlights of the Lyon County Commission action meeting Thursday. CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness administrators will present the agency's annual report early in the meeting, w...
Apr 23, 2025 KVOE News file photo .
Storms bring varied rain totals to area with more rain possible Wednesday
Showers and storms were isolated to scattered across the KVOE listening area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Areas near Emporia got the heaviest rainfall, based on radar trends. *KVOE studios: 0...
Apr 23, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Community Development Block Grants announced for projects in Emporia, Burlingame, Overbrook
A downtown Emporia project has qualified for a Community Development Block Grant. The Kansas Department of Commerce is officially giving $300,000 to Lyon County, according to its news release, but the...
Apr 23, 2025 Kansas Department of Commerce logo.
Local, state Democrats hold town hall focusing on rural issues
When you're in the minority in a legislative body like the Kansas Statehouse, how do you expand your numbers? It is a question Democrats have been grappling with for several years, including this year...
Apr 23, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Laps 4 Landon finale generates $13,000 for cystic fibrosis research
Laps 4 Landon went out with a bang Tuesday night. The fundraiser "aged out" as the event's namesake, Landon Dody, prepares to exit high school and attend Kansas State University this upcoming fall. As...
Apr 23, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Gridley teenager airlifted after wreck near Olpe
A Gridley teenager suffered potentially serious injuries as part of a crash near Olpe on Tuesday. Lyon County deputies, Olpe Fire and Emporia EMS were dispatched to the 1500 block of Road 75, about fi...
Apr 22, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
VFW Post 1980 building to be sold, but group to remain active
Six years ago, members of VFW Post 1980 considered selling the building at 932 Graphic Arts to offset financial woes dating back to 2014. That conversation ended with the building still under post con...
Apr 22, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Fire destroys culvert in north Lyon County
A reported bridge fire destroyed a small culvert in north Lyon County on Tuesday. Allen-Admire, Americus and Miller fire crews were initially called to the fire scene near the intersection of Roads 37...
Apr 22, 2025 Firefighters finish putting out a fire that destroyed a wood culvert in north Lyon County on Tuesday. Tharon Mott/Allen-Admire Fire Department.
