Category Archives: News
USD 251 with more conversations ahead Wednesday about potential new facilities
USD 251 North Lyon County's ongoing discussions about new facilities will add another layer Wednesday. Board members will discuss the process for having a construction manager at-risk as part of the o...
Feb 10, 2026 USD 251 North Lyon County logo.
Wildfire Awareness Week underway in Kansas
Grass fire season is unofficially underway across Kansas, and the state is marking Wildfire Awareness Week this week. The Kansas Forest Service says more than 90 percent of wildfires across the state ...
Feb 10, 2026 Kansas Forest Service graphic.
Local florists and chocolatiers hard at work prepping for the day of love Saturday
It's all hands on deck for various local businesses, with one of the busiest times of the year coming up this weekend. Saturday, as we're sure you may know, is Valentine's Day and several local busine...
Feb 09, 2026 Riverside and Sweet Granada Courtesy Images.
Hostess resumes some production after Monday's flash fire
Production has resumed to a degree after Monday's fire inside Emporia's hostess plant. JM Smucker Director of External Communications Frank Cirillo hasn't offered specifics, but he says some productio...
Feb 09, 2026 Emporia Fire says a heating oil incident caused Monday's fire at Hostess. Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Zoo birds still doing well as avian influenza outbreak continues
Avian influenza is still affecting operations at the David Traylor Zoo, but it's not affecting any of the birds. A month ago, the zoo moved its trumpeter swans, nene geese, Cape Barren goose, snow gee...
Feb 09, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
RDA board set for open records policy approval Friday
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors is meeting this week. The agenda for Friday's meeting includes approval of the agency's open records policy, comments fro...
Feb 09, 2026 Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas logo.
Results of recent climate survey ahead for USD 253 board
What's the perceived climate for USD 253 Emporia? Board of Education members will get the results of a special survey as part of their meeting this week. The survey, conducted through a partnership wi...
Feb 09, 2026 Emporia Public Schools graphic.
Kansas Senate considering bill to replace property tax with new retail purchase surcharge
There's a chance you may not be paying property taxes by 2028 if a bill in the Kansas Senate gets passed and then signed by Governor Laura Kelly. That won't get you from paying the state in another wa...
Feb 09, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Very high fire danger expected Monday, Tuesday
Now that the snow from late last month is largely gone, expect fire danger to be a weather-related concern in the short term. Fire danger will be very high across the area and most of Kansas, thanks t...
Feb 09, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
City Engineering designing KDOT project to widen K-99 between Kansas Avenue, Soden Road
The city of Emporia will benefit from a significant highway improvement project in the city limits, and the Engineering Department is taking an active role in the Kansas Department of Transportation's...
Feb 09, 2026 Kansas Highway 99, also known as Commercial Street for most of its north-south track through Emporia, will be widened from Kansas Avenue to Soden Road later this year. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
