Category Archives: News
USD 253 Emporia board convening for work session Wednesday evening
The USD 253 Emporia Board of Education has a special meeting on the calendar for Wednesday evening. The board will convene at 6 pm for a work session. The main focus will be on student metrics, with b...
Oct 27, 2026 USD 253 Emporia logo.
Drag is Art fundraiser returns to benefit House of Morrow Friday
House of Morrow's second annual Drag is Art fundraiser is returning this Friday, just in time for Halloween. A fundraiser that benefits House of Morrow's work to serve marginalized communities in Empo...
Oct 26, 2026 Drag is Art flyer
KVOE to host on-air fundraiser for Camp Hope
Just ahead of KVOE's on-air fundraiser in support of Camp Hope, organization board members Britton Hart and Hannah Kipfer joined KVOE's morning show on Monday to chat about the important work the summ...
Oct 26, 2026 From left: Britton Hart and Hannah Kipfer
Photo by Tagan Trahoon
Renovations moving forward for Quaker Park
Improvement work on Emporia's Quaker Park is set to begin soon. Two years after Emporia City Commissioners voted to keep the park as is back in 2024, the current commission voted this past week to awa...
Oct 26, 2026 KVOE News Photo.
Lyon County Motor Vehicle and Treasurer's offices to be closed Thursday afternoon due to retirement celebration for Lyon County Treasurer Sharon Gaede
The Lyon County Motor Vehicle and Treasurer's offices will be closed Thursday afternoon. The offices will open as usual at 8 am but will close at 12:30 pm and remain closed for the rest of the day. Th...
Oct 26, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Recent sold-out production of Frozen reinforces 'High level of theatrical excellence' within Emporia State Theatre Department
The campus of Emporia State was extremely busy this past week with homecoming activities, but perhaps no place was busier than the Karl C. Bruder Theatre with five sold-out performances of this year's...
Oct 26, 2026 Photo by Jordan Storrer/Emporia State University
Lyon County voter turnout just under 10 percent heading into final week of advance voting
Lyon County's voter turnout continued to climb steadily to close out the first full week of advance voting Friday. According to Lyon County Election Officer Amie Jones, the county's turnout is at 9 pe...
Oct 25, 2026 Office of the Kansas Secretary of State graphic.
Three individuals hospitalized following three vehicle accident in Coffey County Saturday
Three individuals were hospitalized following a three-vehicle crash in Coffey County Saturday. The accident, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol, occurred at approximately 11:15 am at mile marker 1...
Oct 25, 2026 Kansas Highway Patrol photo.
Phi Delta Theta wraps the 2026 pole sit benefit for SOS
Phi Delta Theta's 41st annual pole sit to benefit SOS wrapped up Saturday morning after 28 consecutive hours of active members, alumni, ESU faculty and staff and community partners taking turns sittin...
Oct 24, 2026 Phi Delta Theta at the 2026 pole sit.
Photo by Hasina Shah
Veterans Legacy Fund announces 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit coming to Emporia in September 2027
A little over a year after the Emporia Veterans Legacy Fund brought the Wall That Heals to the community, membership announced plans to bring another major display to the community next year. This pas...
Oct 24, 2026 Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Never Forget Memorial Image.
