Category Archives: News
Participating agencies gearing up for 11th annual Match Day coming up in mid-November
The 11th annual Emporia Community Foundation Match Day is still a little more than three months away, but participating agencies are already gearing up for the day of giving. That was the report from ...
Aug 15, 2024 Emporia Community Foundation logo.
WEATHER: Majority of outages restored following overnight storms in and around Emporia
Overnight thunderstorms left hundreds of utility customers offline Wednesday night into Thursday morning. At one time, more than 450 customers were affected by the outages in and around Emporia which ...
Aug 14, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News screenshot.
USD 253 board subsidizing reduced-price meals for second straight year, approves EHS retention pond improvement project
USD 253 Emporia will subsidize the costs of reduced-price meals for the second straight year. Board members voted unanimously to take that step as part of their regular meeting Wednesday, and Superint...
Aug 14, 2024 USD 253 board members mull a presentation on the Emporia High Retention Pond before approving improvements Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Peabody city clerk listed as missing
Peabody's city clerk has gone missing. Jonathan Clayton was last seen Aug. 3. He had been running errands before a scheduled meeting. His husband filed a missing person report Aug. 5. Clayton is 42 ye...
Aug 14, 2024 Jonathan Clayton. Kansas Missing and Unsolved graphic.
New school year underway for USD 253 Emporia
Students at Emporia Public Schools are back at it. Wednesday is the first official day of classes, and Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder says there are a lot of students in the buildings, based o...
Aug 14, 2024 Cheerleaders served as a welcome committee at Emporia High's open house Tuesday. Classes have started districtwide as of Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Classes underway at Flint Hills Technical College
Classes are underway at Flint Hills Technical College, but administrators are encouraging potential students to enroll. Director of Admissions Ashley Johnson says the admission process is pretty strai...
Aug 14, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Pop-up meetings begin latest process towards new public recreation facility in Emporia
With the Emporia Recreation Commission's Rec Center Steering Committee leaning towards a new public rec facility, public input is considered as vitally important the next several months -- and that pr...
Aug 14, 2024 Emporia Recreation Commission graphic.
Lyon County Commission discusses LCAT's annual nondiscrimination policy update
Lyon County commissioners discussed policy matters during the open meeting part of their study session Wednesday. Lyon County Area Transportation Director Shane Brunner presented commissioners with th...
Aug 14, 2024 LCAT photo.
Emporia Enterprises, RDA boards meeting separately this week
Emporia's large-scale economic development groups meet separately this week. Emporia Enterprises meets first, doing so at 4 pm Wednesday. The board will get two notable updates, one on the Vision Firs...
Aug 14, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County deputies investigating auto burglaries in Admire, Allen
Lyon County deputies are investigating after a string of reported auto burglaries in north Lyon County. Deputies report an unspecified number of burglaries between Friday night and Saturday morning, b...
Aug 14, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
