Category Archives: News
Local community receives latest look at potential layout for proposed rec facility during onsite engagement session Tuesday evening
Local residents had the opportunity to gain a much clearer picture of what a new rec center could look like a the very site that may house it. Tuesday night saw the Emporia Rec Center Steering Committ...
Nov 12, 2024 Photo courtesy of Adam Bastjan/Kahler Slater.
Minor injuries reported following vehicle E-bike collision in Emporia Tuesday afternoon
One person went to the hospital after a vehicle and e-bike collided at an Emporia intersection late Tuesday afternoon. Emporia Police and EMS were called to the intersection of West 12th Avenue and Lu...
Nov 12, 2024
Over weeklong boil water advisory for Emporia and surrounding areas at an end following removal of final affected communities Friday
More than a week after a boil water advisory was issued for Emporia and several surrounding communities, all areas have been cleared as of Friday afternoon. The Kansas Department of Health and Environ...
Nov 12, 2024 Kansas Department of Health and Environment graphic.
Equipment placement at Broadview Towers to close portion of Merchant Street next week
A portion of Merchant Street will be closed for a short time next week. According to City of Emporia Communications Director Christine Torrens, Merchant will be closed to thru traffic from the north s...
Nov 12, 2024 KVOE News photo.
CareArc experiencing shortage of meningitis vaccine; Additional vaccines ordered but shipments currently delayed
Families and parents seeking meningitis vaccines through CareArc will have to wait for a short time now. According to a news release from CareArc Tuesday, the agency is experiencing a temporary shorta...
Nov 12, 2024 CareArc photo.
Patterson Family Foundation grants over $670,000 for FHTC CDL, Precision Ag programs
Flint Hills Technical College administrators say they will put a six-figure grant to good use with an existing program and one that's taking root. The college recently received a better than $670,000 ...
Nov 12, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Milling and overlay project begins west of Olpe
Part of Lyon County Road K-5 near Olpe will be closed for at least the rest of this week. The Lyon County Highway Department has a milling and overlay project planned between Kansas Highway 99 and Roa...
Nov 12, 2024 Google Maps image.
Hetlinger Developmental Services receives Morgan Wilkie Fund check for therapeutic swing
A special check presentation Monday highlighted one of the latest donations through the Emporia Community Foundation's Morgan Wilkie Fund. The fund says a $2,000 grant, announced this past summer, has...
Nov 12, 2024 Hetlinger Developmental Services logo.
Grocery Grab ticket deadline Tuesday
Residents wanting a chance to run through Good's Cash Saver later this month as part of the Emporia Rotary Club's biggest fundraiser of the year are running out of time. Grocery Grab is Nov. 23, and t...
Nov 12, 2024 Jannette Luthi picks items for Madison Bread Basket during the 2023 Emporia Rotary Club Grocery Grab at Good's CashSaver. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
ESU Peterson Planetarium into new show about NASA Artemis mission
Those interested in looking towards the stars have a new show at the Emporia State University Peterson Planetarium. ESU Outreach and Engagement Coordinator Daphne Mayes says the latest presentation is...
Nov 12, 2024 Mark Brown/Emporia State University.
