Category Archives: News
Freeze early Wednesday precedes fire weather watch Thursday
Subfreezing temperatures Wednesday morning will lead to an increased fire risk areawide Thursday. All area counties are in a freeze warning until 9 am with lows projected to be 30 degrees or lower Wed...
Oct 16, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
KVOE Drive for Food fast approaching
It's just about go time for KVOE's annual Drive for Food. All donations benefit the Salvation Army and Emporia High Spartan Stop. The Salvation Army's food pantry shelves have been depleted or bare fo...
Oct 16, 2024 KVOE graphic.
Hartford man set for second extradition hearing in Missouri sex crimes case
An extradtion hearing is coming next month in the case of a Hartford man arrested in Lyon County after alleged sex crimes in Missouri. Devon Kinzle, age 27, will return to Lyon County District Court o...
Oct 16, 2024 Devon Kinzle. Lyon County Jail photo.
Proposed housing development in southeast Emporia recommended for denial
Housing is in short supply locally, but the Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission is recommending denial of a small subdivision in southeast Emporia. The board voted against what's...
Oct 16, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Fire alarm inspections among agenda items for Lyon County Commission
Lyon County commissioners have fire alarm testing as among their discussion items for their weekly action meeting Thursday. Commissioners could approve Tech Electronics' annual fire alarm test and ins...
Oct 16, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Latest community input session helps residents and rec center representatives alike further imagine the future of recreation in Emporia Tuesday
The vision is becoming clearer as to what a new Emporia rec center could look like if local voters choose to approve a funding mechanism for the facility next year. A big reason for the vision coming ...
Oct 15, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
USD 252 Southern Lyon County planning significant updates to building roofs over next two years per superintendent
USD 252 Southern Lyon County's facilities are in "fantastic shape" in the words of Superintendent Ryan Muhlig, however, there are some significant needs the district is planning to address in the imme...
Oct 15, 2024 USD 252 Southern Lyon County logo.
Topeka residents arrested in Emporia on suspicion of drug distribution
Two Topeka residents face possible drug distribution charges in Lyon County after arrests in Emporia this past weekend. Lyon County Deputy Danny Broyles says 18-year-old DeMarques Fletcher and 21-year...
Oct 15, 2024 DeMarques Fletcher (from left), Lawrence Fletcher. Lyon County Jail photos.
CANDIDATE FORUM: Internal, external relationships drive Lyon County Commission Second District conversation
Relationships at the county level, whether internal or external, were a focal point of KVOE's latest Candidate Forum. KVOE News focused on the Second District race involving Democrat challenger Ron Mc...
Oct 15, 2024 Doug Peck (from left), Ron McCoy. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Former Fifth District judge John Conklin passes away
Earlier this year, former Lyon County judge Gary Rulon passed away. Now another former Lyon County judge has died. John Conklin was 83 when he died in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday. Conklin was a t...
Oct 15, 2024 John Conklin. Brown-Bennett-Alexander photo.
