Category Archives: News
Emporia rec center sales tax question still on pause following latest steering committee meeting Tuesday
It was developments within the city of Emporia that led to a pause on progress for a new Emporia Rec Center facility late last year. Now, it appears federal developments are beginning to play a role i...
Mar 4, 2025 Emporia Recreation Commission graphic.
UPDATE: Power restored following major outage across Emporia Tuesday evening
Over 900 Evergy customers are back online after high winds led to a widespread outage across most of Emporia Tuesday evening. The outage was first reported just befoe 6 pm and stretched from Commercia...
Mar 4, 2025
Annexation, 2025 hazardous sidewalk work and more to come before Emporia City Commissioners during regular action and study meetings Wednesday
Emporia City Commissioners will consider annexing a piece of property into the city limits as part of a busy meeting agenda Wednesday. The annexation, if approved, would see an 11-acre tract of land a...
Mar 4, 2025 Pictured left to right: Emporia City Commissioners Jamie Sauder, Erren Harter, Susan Brinkman, Becky Smith and Tyler Curtis. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Colorado special prosecutors present plea deal to Lieurance for alleged murders of two Emporia women
A court hearing in July will determine whether Phillip Lieurance will accept a plea deal in Colorado for allegedly murdering two Emporia women or will go to trial. Lieurance, of Emporia, waived his pr...
Mar 4, 2025 Phillip Lieurance. Kansas Department of Corrections photo.
Lyon County Commissioners to consider a pair of requests during weekly action meeting Thursday
Lyon County Commissioners are in for a brief meeting when they convene for their weekly action session Thursday. When commissioners meet inside the Lyon County Courthouse Commission Chambers, they wil...
Mar 4, 2025 Lyon County Commission pictured left to right: District 3 Commissioner Chris Bartel, District 1 Comissioner and Commission Chairman Ken Duft and District 2 Commissioner Doug Peck.
Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Civic leader, businessman, philanthropist Dale Davis passes away
Dale Davis is being remembered as a person with a huge impact on Emporia following his death this past weekend. Noting his time on the Emporia City Commission, Regional Development Association of East...
Mar 4, 2025 Dale Davis. Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce photo.
Emporia Main Street announces first Turnbull Facade Grant winners
Two downtown Emporia businesses will receive the first-ever Turnbull Facade grants. Emporia Main Street has announced Toso Family Eyecare at 827 Commercial and Resource Center for Independent Living a...
Mar 4, 2025 Emporia Main Street graphic.
Lyon County Sheriff's Office: Scammers targeting registered offenders by spoofing Emergency Communications number for calls
The latest scam allegedly involving law enforcement is apparently targeting registered offenders. The Lyon County Sheriff's Office says scammers are telling offenders they have missed a DNA swab or ot...
Mar 4, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Coffey County Sheriff's Office reports warranty scam
Area law enforcement agencies are warning of warranty registration scam now apparently underway. The Coffey County Sheriff's Office says residents are receiving notices allegedly from the Register of ...
Mar 4, 2025 Coffey County Sheriff's Office graphic.
Nesting Incorporated holding Just The Facts meeting Thursday
Nesting Incorporated is inviting residents to attend its information event Thursday evening. Just the Facts will be from 6-7 pm at the Emporia Senior Center. Nesting founder Kitty Hamilton says the ev...
Mar 4, 2025 Nesting Incorporated logo.
