Category Archives: News
KDOT encourages residents to take part in bus survey
The Kansas Department of Transportation is asking residents to take part in a special survey related to buses and public transportation services across the Sunflower State. The study is designed to ga...
Oct 22, 2024 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
Preliminary hearing coming in December in Lyon County retail theft, conspiracy case
A preliminary hearing is coming in December for a Georgia man charged in Lyon County with conspiracy and other charges. Demetrius Odom will return to court Dec. 10 after the Kansas Attorney General's ...
Oct 22, 2024 Demetrius Odom. Lyon County Jail photo.
Registration deadline Tuesday for Emporia State CyROC's Women in Technology Conference
Women who want to enroll in the Emporia State Cybersecurity Research and Outreach Center's Women in Technology Conference this week have to do so by the close of business Tuesday. Click here for the r...
Oct 22, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Little to no rainfall Monday; another chance Thursday
Area residents got rainfall as part of a line of showers and thunderstorms Monday. They just didn't get much of it. The KVOE studios reported nothing measurable after the activity ended Monday night. ...
Oct 22, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia Recreation Commission approves separation agreement with longtime director Tom McEvoy as part of monthly meeting Monday evening
The Emporia Recreation Commission will have a new director of Rec Operations by next year. That's because, during its regular meeting Monday evening, the Emporia Recreation Commission voted unanimousl...
Oct 21, 2024 KVOE News File Photo.
Strategic plan update to highlight USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday evening
Strategic planning will be the main focus for the USD 253 Board of Education when it convenes for its regular meeting Wednesday evening. The board will receive its latest strategic plan quarterly upda...
Oct 21, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Q&A With Mark and Tay: Deputy City Manager believes community turnout and input bode well for March 4 vote on rec center funding mechanism
We are still far away from a special vote on a potential funding mechanism to support the construction of a new Emporia recreation center. In the meantime, community input will remain a focus for loca...
Oct 21, 2024 Mark Detter. City of Emporia graphic.
With CCLIP work nearly finished, other Emporia infrastructure projects continue
There is still some work left, but downtown Emporia's major street resurfacing project is into the home stretch. Repaving, the main component of the city's annual CCLIP project, got done late last wee...
Oct 21, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Westcott attempted murder trial enters second week in Lyon County District Court
The jury trial for Emporian Travis Westcott is entering its second week. Westcott is facing over 20 counts in Lyon County District Court, ranging from attempted murder to aggravated kidnapping, aggrav...
Oct 21, 2024 Travis Westcott. Lyon County Jail photo.
Greenwood County deputies arrest two men in separate aggravated endangerment cases
Details are pending in one of two aggravated child endangerment cases developing in Greenwood County. Deputies say they arrested Kelton Buettner on suspicion of aggravated endangerment, driving under ...
Oct 21, 2024 Greenwood County Sheriff's Office logo. KVOE News file photo.
