Category Archives: News
Rec Center Steering Committee announces pop-up public meetings Tuesday at Fairgrounds, several Emporia schools
Public input has been a hallmark of the approach towards a new public recreation center in Emporia, both before and after the formation of a steering committee earlier this year to lead the work. That...
Aug 07, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Competency evaluation set in Lyon County aggravated assault case
Court proceedings in a Lyon County aggravated assault case are on hold, at least for now. On Tuesday, Judge Lee Fowler granted a defense motion for a competency evaluation in the case against Curtis D...
Aug 07, 2024 Curtis Heitfield. Lyon County Jail photo.
Halls Summit transmitter among four NWS Topeka locations currently offline
It's a good thing no severe weather is expected the next few days, at least to some degree because four of the National Weather Service Topeka office's five weather radio transmitters are offline. The...
Aug 07, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
Weda Skirts, Good Way Gardens founding member Dawson receives Mid-America Arts Alliance fellowship grant
An Emporia-based musician and sustainable living advocate has received a special fellowship designed to "ignite social change." Elexa Dawson was one of 16 artists awarded a $25,000 fellowship through ...
Aug 07, 2024 Elexa Dawson. Courtesy Mid-America Arts Alliance.
ELECTION: General election ballot tentatively set following primary election Tuesday night
Unofficial results are in and the general election ballot is tentatively set following election night Tuesday. Locally, Lyon County Commission Second District Incumbent Republican Doug Peck is set to ...
Aug 06, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
City of Emporia promotes Tayler Wash to Assistant City Manager during Civic Leadership Institute's celebration
Tayler Wash's hard work has paid off in her short time as the City of Emporia's Director of Special Projects. During the closing moments of the celebration of the inaugural Civic Leadership Institute ...
Aug 06, 2024 City of Emporia Director of Special Projects Tayler Wash was named Assistant City Manager during the Civic Leadership Institute's celebration Tuesday evening at Casa Ramos. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE News
Emporia City Commission to consider candidates for vacant seat as part of regular meeting Wednesday
The Emporia City Commission could have a new member by the end of its regular action meeting Wednesday morning. Commissioners will review a list of candidates seeking to fill the seat left by longtime...
Aug 06, 2024 Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking (far left) discusses the schedule for filling the City Commission position left open by the recent passing of Danny Giefer during Wednesday's action meeting. Also pictured are (clockwise from left) City Clerk Kerry Sull, City Commissioner Becky Smith, City Commissioner Erren Harter, City Commissioner Susan Brinkman and City Attorney Christina Montgomery. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Lyon County prosecutor: Stage set for cocaine, fentanyl distribution case to go federal
The drug distribution case against an Oklahoma woman arrested last month in Lyon County may well go federal. Preanna Caprice Smith, a resident of Tulsa, had been charged with distributing fentanyl and...
Aug 06, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Conversations ongoing between Newman Regional Health and Stormont-Vail about possible surgical facility
As conversations continue about medical facilities in Emporia, Newman Regional Health CEO Cathy Pimple says her hospital and Stormont-Vail have a shared vision for serving the area. The devil is in th...
Aug 06, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Second restaurant closes in Madison
A second restaurant has closed in Madison. Harry C's Gasoline Alley had gone from daily operations to opening Friday and Saturday evenings late last month. After a short evaluation following last week...
Aug 06, 2024 Harry C's Gasoline Alley graphic.
