Category Archives: News

Emporia Police officers continue investigating after a shots fired call in west Emporia from this past weekend. Police Capt. Ray Mattas says officers were called to the 2600 block of West 12th. The in...

What's ahead for the eighth annual Vamos a Pescar on Saturday? Plenty. Try traditional fishing activities, tours of the host site -- the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center -- as well as a na...

The Lyon County Fairgrounds will be active Saturday for Emporia's Walk to End Alzheimer's. Activities will be at the Lyon County Fairgrounds, starting with registration at 8:45 am, ceremony including ...

A talent show helps to kick off a busy weekend for Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention. Celebrities in Disguise starts at 7 pm at the Emporia Granada Theatre. Six contentants will sing, and this event ...

Flint Hills Animal Advocates is getting ready for one of its biggest fundraisers of the year. Spay-ghetti and No Balls is taking place Sunday at Lyon County Fairgrounds Cloverleaf Diner. Cost is $10 f...

Following the Coffey County Commission's decision earlier this month to prohibit commercial solar conversion systems and to table the county's Planning Board recommendations for the same amount of tim...

Moderate to heavy rainfall this past weekend helped drought conditions in some parts of the KVOE listening area. Most of Greenwood County and far south Coffey County has crept into moderate drought, b...

Sparklight is getting ready for its annual Charitable Giving Fund effort. Sparklight will announce $250,000 in donations later this year. Grant funding will benefit three main areas: education and dig...

The state's Rural Champions program has received local attention this week after the United Way of the Flint Hills obtained grant funding for its work to alleviate homelessness. It's now getting inter...

Work next week to renovate parts of Kansas Highway 99 through Emporia will lead to some traffic adjustments. City Communications Manager Christine Torrens says there will be two-way traffic throughout...