Category Archives: News
Emporia tollgate demolition project roughly halfway done
Dry conditions hasn't helped area drought in the slightest over the past month, but they have helped a lot of road construction projects move forward. A case in point is the Kansas Turnpike Authority'...
Oct 11, 2024 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.
Third annual Empovia on Saturday's event list
Empovia returns Saturday. This is the third annual event, which highlights human-powered transportation. People of all ages can ride, walk, jog, run or rollerblade on streets that will be temporarily ...
Oct 11, 2024 Visit Emporia graphic.
Neosho Rapids Fall Festival coming Saturday
Neosho Rapids will be a busy place for the town's annual Fall Festival on Saturday. Activities go from 5:30-7:30 pm and will include food, games, a silent auction and a quilt-and-train raffle. The Fal...
Oct 11, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Special meeting ahead for Emporia Rec Commission
The Emporia Recreation Commission has a special meeting next week. Board members will hold an executive session for personnel matters, specifically employer-employee negotiations. No action is expecte...
Oct 11, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Cowan claims The Cut title at FHTC
The Cut was another rousing success at Flint Hills Technical College on Thursday night. In part, The Cut features a quartet of Culinary Arts students creating food dishes using a mystery basket of ite...
Oct 11, 2024 Jaxson Cowan won The Cut on Thursday and also picked up a $250 scholarship from Hometown Pie Company. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Aurora returns to KVOE listening area Thursday night
A geomagnetic storm on the sun led to quite the visual display on Earth on Thursday night. The geomagnetic storm led to widespread reports of aurora borealis across the northern half of the country, i...
Oct 11, 2024 The aurora shone brilliantly Thursday night across the KVOE listening area, including this photo from Melvern Lake. Brian Keith.
Lyon County deputies working to identify pedestrian killed in Tuesday train incident
Now three days after a fatal train-pedestrian incident northeast of Emporia, Lyon County deputies are still trying to determine the victim's identity. According to Deputy Brandon Early, Amtrak officia...
Oct 11, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CANDIDATE FORUM: Schreiber, McGuire return for second straight election cycle
KVOE News began its Candidate Forum slate of on-air interviews with a look at the Kansas House 60th District. Democrat Mic McGuire and Republican incumbent Mark Schreiber are facing off for the second...
Oct 11, 2024 Mark Schreiber (left), Mic McGuire. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
USD 251 North Lyon County receives four Star Awards from Kansas Board of Education
USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education members had a lot of good news to sift through during their regular meeting Wednesday evening. That good news included an announcement from Superintendent ...
Oct 10, 2024 USD 251 North Lyon County logo.
Emporia Enterprises President says open-minded approach will be the path forward with next round of Vision First discussions coming Wednesday
Emporia Enterprises is looking to go into future discussions on the recent Vision First Economic Development report with an open mind and open ears. That's according to Emporia Enterprises President J...
Oct 10, 2024 Vision First graphic.
