Category Archives: News
Community partnerships and increased communication identified as keys to success for Emporia Homelessness Advisory Board as part of recent update to Emporia City Commissioners
A lot of progress in terms of addressing homelessness locally has been made in recent years, however, there is still so much work to be done according to members of the Emporia Homelessness Advisory B...
Mar 20, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Lyon County Commission formally approves previously issued Local State of Disaster Emergency declaration during weekly action meeting Thursday
Lyon County Commissioners have officially approved a Local State of Disaster Emergency declaration following the extensive and at times destructive wildfire activity from a week ago. During their regu...
Mar 20, 2025 Lyon County Commission: Pictured left to right:
District 3 Commissioner Chris Bartel, Chairman and District 1 Commissioner Ken Duft and District 2 Commissioner Doug Peck
Work beginning soon to finish demolition, reconfiguration of Kansas Turnpike Emporia tollbooth
Following extensive work on toll plazas up and down the highway, including demolition activities at Emporia, Cassoday and Admire gates, there is still a bit of work to do at the Emporia tollbooth. And...
Mar 20, 2025 Last year, the Kansas Turnpike Authority demolished the longstanding tollbooth at the Emporia gate. Additional work begins next week to finish the project. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia Rec Commission announces finalists, interview dates
Finalists have been announced for the Emporia Recreation Commission's director position. Current Interim Director and longtime Assistant Director for Operations Amanda Gutierrez is one of the three fi...
Mar 20, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Reading City Council incumbent files for re-election
Election filings continue. Reading City Council incumbent Heather Jones has filed for re-election. She is the first candidate to file for that board. The 2025 election cycle involves positions like Ci...
Mar 20, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Kansas voters to decide whether to put Supreme Court justices on ballot for initial term
Kansas voters will have a say in whether the mechanism used to pick the state's Supreme Court justices will change. After the Kansas Senate approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 1611 earlier in the se...
Mar 20, 2025 Wave.video graphic.
Trump set to sign executive order designed to end US Department of Education
Reactions from local and area school boards, as well as state agencies like the Kansas State Department of Education and Kansas Association of School Boards, are pending as President Trump appears set...
Mar 20, 2025 US Department of Education logo.
Minimal issues with Wednesday's high-wind, light snow event
Wednesday was indeed a windy day, but thankfully concerns about power outages and other related concerns didn't fully manifest themselves. Wind gusts were above 50 mph before sunrise and between 40-50...
Mar 20, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Barricade Boys appearance, Beacon for Hope darts tournament among Saturday events
Saturday evening will be busy in Emporia. Barricade Boys are coming to the Emporia Granada Theatre, bringing their Broadway Party to town as part of the Emporia Arts Council's Performing Arts Series. ...
Mar 20, 2025 Canva graphic.
Emporia City Commission approves additional dollars for Southeast Transmission waterline project with final phase of work set to begin soon
The City of Emporia is set to move into the final phase of a major waterline replacement project soon, however, the cost of doing so will be far more significant than originally expected. During their...
Mar 19, 2025 City of Emporia logo.
