Category Archives: News
Lieurance charged in Colorado with first-degree, second-degree murder for deaths of Amy Ford and Linda Estrada
Phillip Scott Lieurance, the Emporia man accused of killing two Emporia women found in eastern Colorado nearly a year ago, is now into Colorado's criminal court process. Lieurance has a pretrial heari...
Sep 05, 2024 Phillip Lieurance. Kansas Department of Corrections photo.
Family, fun and football ahead for Education Day at Welch Stadium Saturday
Emporia State leadership is hoping for a large turnout at Welch Stadium this weekend for the ESU home football game against Angelo State. That's because ESU recently distributed over 4,000 vouchers fo...
Sep 05, 2024 Emporia State University Graphic.
Field narrows for possible public recreation site: Champions Landing, Jones Aquatic Center, Jones Park named finalists
The field of possible public recreation building sites has been narrowed to three finalists. The Emporia Recreation Commission's Rec Center Steering Committee started Wednesday's meeting with six semi...
Sep 05, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Coffey County Commission approves three-year prohibition on solar energy facilities in split vote
Coffey County commissioners will not allow construction of solar energy facilities until 2027. Commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday to approve a three-year prohibition of so-called commercial solar convers...
Sep 05, 2024 Hecate Energy screenshot.
Newman Regional Health beginning Sports Injury Clinic this weekend
Newman Regional Health is starting a sports medicine program -- and doing so this week. Certified Athletic Trainer Justin Clark is now part of the Newman Medical Partners Orthopedics and Sports Medici...
Sep 05, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Community Foundation begins annual grant application period
With Match Day interviews beginning this week on KVOE's Talk of Emporia, the Emporia Community Foundation is encouraging area groups to consider another method of generating funds for projects. The an...
Sep 05, 2024 Emporia Community Foundation logo.
August 2024 strong for Kansas tax receipts
Tax collections last month beat expectations and August 2023 numbers for the state of Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly says August 2024 receipts were $665.6 million, above projections by 3.5 percent and a...
Sep 05, 2024 Kansas Great Seal.
Busy weekend for Emporia Municipal Airport with Fly Kansas Air Tour, Wings and Wheels ahead
The Emporia Municipal Airport will be a busy place to close out this week. The Kansas Department of Transportation's Fly Kansas Air Tour is coming to the airport between noon and 4 pm Friday. Assistan...
Sep 05, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Arraignment next month in Lyon County mistreatment, theft and forgery case
A Lyon County mistreatment, theft and forgery case will have a pretrial and arraignment hearing next month. Guillermina Rojas-Benitez had a preliminary hearing Wednesday and will return to Lyon County...
Sep 05, 2024 Kansas Courts graphic.
Emporia drug distribution, child endangerment defendant set for prelim later this month
An Emporia woman accused of drug distribution and child endangerment will have her preliminary hearing later this month. Anissa Gardner-Lagg has a prelim Sept. 16. She had her first official appearanc...
Sep 05, 2024 Anissa Gardner-Lagg. Lyon County Jail photo.
