Category Archives: News
Final adjournment; Conclusion of Lyon County Commission business Thursday morning marks end of 16-year career for longtime chairman Rollie Martin.
Final adjournment; Conclusion of Lyon County Commission business Thursday morning marks the end of a 16-year career for longtime chairman Rollie Martin. Adjournment of the Lyon County Commission's wee...
Jan 9, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Road conditions see improvement between Friday and Saturday with warmer temperatures and abundant sunshine forecasted through remainder of weekend
Residents have seen a rare sight for the first time in several days on local roads, pavement. That's because a combination of sunshine, temperatures in the mid to upper 30s and an abundance of treatme...
Jan 9, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
USD 253 awaiting details from PowerSchool on 'widespread' data breach
Emporia Public Schools administrators are determining whether a widespread data breach impacting one of its external information partners affects district students, families and/or staff. Director of ...
Jan 9, 2025 PowerSchool logo.
Emporia Enterprises board passes resolution opposing changes to RDA board
Emporia Enterprises is officially opposed to the Emporia City Commission's push to restructure the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors, passing a resolution to t...
Jan 9, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 Emporia holds latest discussions on structural concerns for Mary Herbert Education Center Wednesday
The plan of attack for correcting structural concerns within the Mary Herbert Education Center is still unclear at this time, however, USD 253 Board of Education members received more information on t...
Jan 8, 2025 USD 253 Board of Education photo.
Emporia Mayor outlines several areas of focus and commitment for 2025 with annual state of the city speech Wednesday
City of Emporia leadership has high expectations for the city in the new year as was laid out by Mayor Erren Harter in the annual State of the City address during the Emporia City Commission's first m...
Jan 8, 2025 Emporia Mayor Erren Harter and Emporia Police Officer Martin Orozco deliver the annual State of the City speech in English and Spanish. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Formal charges filed against Topeka man in Emporia drug distribution, aggravated endangerment case
Formal charges have been filed against a Topeka man arrested as part of a narcotics investigation in central Emporia this past weekend. Rafael Munoz Garcia, age 27, was arrested Saturday after Emporia...
Jan 8, 2025 Rafael Garcia. Lyon County Jail photo.
Bling to close Flinthills Mall store Jan. 20
In the space of three months, Flinthills Mall has now dealt with three closure announcements from tenants. The latest: Bling, which says it is shutting down at the end of business Jan. 20. The closure...
Jan 8, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Water main break under repair in northwest Emporia
Emporia's Underground Utilities Department is doing some digging Wednesday. Crews are fixing a water main break in the 2000 block of Huntington Road. The break was reported shortly before 10 am. The b...
Jan 8, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Florida man charged in Lyon County with being fugitive in sex battery case
The criminal court process is set to begin Wednesday for a Florida man accused of being a fugitive from justice in a sexual violence case. Eduardo Gonzalez Gonzalez, age 32 of Pensacola, was arrested ...
Jan 8, 2025 Eduardo Gonzalez. Lyon County Jail photo.
