Category Archives: News
Power outages affecting hundreds of area residents resolved
Power outages affecting much of the KVOE listening area by mid-morning have been resolved. Much of the eastern half of the KVOE listening area, including Emporia State University and eastern Emporia i...
Aug 13, 2026 Emporia Police officers have been directing traffic through the 12th and Commercial stoplight after a major power outage developed Thursday morning. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Tractor pull to conclude 2026 Lyon County Fair
The lights are about set to go out on the Lyon County Fair. Fair Board President Aaron Armitage is ready for the schedule finale -- the truck and tractor pull at the grandstand Friday. Armitage says t...
Aug 13, 2026 Photo courtesy Lyon County Fair.
Cyclosporiasis cases up across Kansas, nearly steady for area counties
The cyclosporiasis outbreak continues nationwide, and Kansas continues to see an increased caseload on a week-to-week basis. The latest information from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment...
Aug 13, 2026 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Hottest day of current heat wave set to be Thursday
Hot, sticky and steamy conditions await the next three days. The extreme heat warning continues through 7 pm Friday areawide. Air temperatures are now expected to reach 102 Thursday with a peak heat i...
Aug 13, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
SOS secures over $1M in state grant funds
Over $1 million in state grant funding is coming to SOS to help provide services to people in crisis in Lyon and surrounding counties. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced over $850,000 as part o...
Aug 13, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Argabright named as Council of State Governments Henry Toll Fellow
17th District State Senator Mike Argabright has been selected for special leadership training through a program offered by The Council of State Governments. Argabright is one of nearly 50 people named...
Aug 13, 2026 Council of State Governments graphic.
Hartford moves temporary city offices again as City Hall demolition awaits
As demolition remains ahead for Hartford City Hall, the city has moved its temporary offices for a second time. The city says the mobile office is now in a trailer behind the Community Center. There i...
Aug 13, 2026 City of Hartford photo.
USD 253 Board of Education approves 26-27 budget for publication and sets September 9th as date for public hearings on budget and revenue neutral rate
The USD 253 budget for 2026-27 could be finalized by this time next month. During their regular meeting Wednesday evening, the USD 253 Board of Education approved a pair of public hearings ahead of th...
Aug 12, 2026 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Denim & Diamonds sets event record with nearly $273K raised
Newman Regional Health's media team is among the administrators that are extremely pleased with how Denim & Diamonds fared this past Friday. And it's not just because the event went into record territ...
Aug 12, 2026 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Connect and Empower Con brings nearly 200 people to Emporia, spreads strategies for reducing youth suicide
Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention Director Melissa Owen says the first-ever Connect and Empower Conference held at Emporia State University this week was a rousing success. The numbers by themselves ...
Aug 12, 2026 While nearly 200 people from across Kansas came to Emporia for the first Connect and Empower Con through Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention, the focus was on young people no longer with us because of suicide and sharing effective strategies to reduce suicide. Melissa Owen/Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention.
