Category Archives: News
Nightly carnival closes down 2024 Lyon County Fair concluding a year of changes and additions
The 2024 Lyon County Fair is now in the books. The fair wrapped up Saturday evening with the final night of the annual carnival. This year's fair saw several changes and additions including moving cer...
Aug 18, 2024
Trial to begin next month in Lyon County vehicular murder case
Trial is coming next month for a man accused of vehicular murder after a wreck outside Emporia last year. Proceedings against Travis Duane Edwards are now moving towards trial beginning Sept. 3 after ...
Aug 18, 2024 Travis Edwards. Lyon County Jail photo.
Prelim delayed for Emporia man accused of driving drunk before fatal Johnson County wreck
A preliminary hearing has been delayed for an Emporia man accused of driving drunk before a fatal Johnson County wreck this past spring. Jason Eli Brumley has a hearing at 1:30 pm Oct. 21. Brumley fac...
Aug 18, 2024 Jason Brumley. Johnson County Jail photo.
Sedgwick County child sex abuse trial delayed to September for Emporia man
Trial has been delayed in the case of an Emporia man accused of child rape in Wichita. John Robert Burton had trial set to begin as soon as Monday in Sedgwick County District Court, but trial has now ...
Aug 18, 2024 John Robert Burton. Sedgwick County Jail photo.
Attempted aggravated burglary suspect set for preliminary hearing
A preliminary hearing is coming next month for an Emporia man accused of attempted burglary. Alexei Perez-Ricardo, age 35, is charged with single counts of attempted aggravated residential burglary an...
Aug 18, 2024 Alexei Perez-Ricardo. Lyon Country Jail photo.
Services announced for Emporia native, world-renowned jazz drummer Jack Mouse
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Emporia native and world-renowned jazz drummer Jack Mouse. A service to honor Mouse's memory and music will take place at 2 pm Sept. 21 at the Emporia Gran...
Aug 18, 2024 Jack Mouse. KVOE News file photo.
Olathe man arrested on suspicion of distributing cocaine in Osage County
An Olathe man faces possible drug distribution charges after an arrest Saturday in Osage County. Sheriff Chris Wells says the arrest of 31-year-old Jason Self followed a traffic stop on US Highway 75 ...
Aug 18, 2024 Jason Self. Osage County Jail photo.
WEATHER: Light to moderate rain, no severe weather from Sunday-Monday activity
A low-end severe weather threat Sunday into early Monday never materialized, and only part of the KVOE listening area got any notable rainfall during that time period. Sunday afternoon and early eveni...
Aug 18, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Interim RDA President encourages economic development entities to take results of recent eco-devo review 'for what it's worth'
Interviews are complete and the results of a recent review of Emporia's economic development efforts is expected possibly sometime next month. That was the report delivered by Regional Development Ass...
Aug 17, 2024 Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas logo.
USD 251 North Lyon County approves 2025 budget; District not exceeding revenue-neutral rate
USD 251 North Lyon County has managed to operate for over a decade now with very few changes to its budget year-to-year and that trend won't change in 2025. During the USD 251 board meeting Wednesday,...
Aug 17, 2024 USD 251 North Lyon County logo.
