Category Archives: News
ESU Visiting Writers Series beginning Friday with filmmaker Derek Sellens
The annual Emporia State University Creative Writing Program's Visiting Writers Series kicks off Friday. The program will be welcoming filmmaker Derek Sellens, an expert in narrative and documentary s...
Feb 12, 2026 ESU Creative Writing Program Graphic.
Financial transfers, hazard mitigation highlight Lyon County Commission action session Thursday
Lyon County Commissioners authorized a pair of sizeable financial transfers as part of their regular action meeting Thursday morning. The first transfer, totaling $1.5 million in county sales tax doll...
Feb 12, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Kansas Forest Service's guidance to limit unplanned grass fires: 'Prepare before you drop the match'
As the state's Wildfire Awareness Week draws to a close Friday, the Kansas Forest Service is asking residents to do their part in reducing the risk of unplanned wildland fires. Grass fires are commonp...
Feb 12, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Olpe eighth-grader claims Lyon County Spelling Bee
The Lyon County Spelling Bee went into lunchtime before being resolved Thursday. Olpe eighth-grader Kayle Wade won the event by correctly spelling "cavalry," outlasting 29 other students at the Humani...
Feb 12, 2026 Olpe Middle School student Kaley Wade smiles after winning the Lyon County Spelling Bee on Thursday. Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Non-binding agreement tentatively in place for Hopkins sale
Production at Emporia's Hopkins Manufacturing plant has been on hold during bankruptcy and criminal proceedings affecting its parent company, but that may be changing soon. Manager Randy Hizar tells K...
Feb 12, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Abnormally dry conditions expanding south of Emporia ahead of possible rain Saturday
Less than a month ago, the KVOE listening area was blanketed in 4-7 inches of snowfall, including around 6 inches of snow across Emporia. Now low levels of drought have returned to parts of the KVOE l...
Feb 12, 2026 US Drought Monitor map.
Wyandotte County wreck hurts two Lyndon residents
Two Lyndon residents were hurt after a crash in the Kansas City metro area early Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the two-vehicle wreck happened shortly before 12:45 am on Interstate 70 near t...
Feb 12, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Masonic Lodge holding First Responder Appreciation Day
The Emporia Masonic Lodge has a special event Friday to honor the community's first responders. The lodge has a special First Responder Appreciation Day at its building, 424 Merchant. Emergency respon...
Feb 12, 2026 Emporia Masonic Lodge photo.
New document suggests new approach for removing John Redmond sediment to help ongoing Wolf Creek operations
Concerns about water supply for the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant have prompted a document calling for a new dredging method at John Redmond Reservoir nearby. The Kansas Water Office has affiliated w...
Feb 12, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 Emporia administration encouraged by results of 2025 climate survey reported Wednesday
Emporia Public Schools leadership was very pleased with the results of a recent climate survey presented during the USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday night. The presentation, led by Kansas ...
Feb 11, 2026 Dr. Britton Hart delivers the results of the 2025 KASB climate survey for USD 253 Emporia. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
