Category Archives: News
Rec Center Steering Committee to meet with architecture partners
The Emporia Recreation Commission's Rec Center Steering Committee has a meeting with its architectural partners set for Monday. BG Consultants of Emporia and Kahler Slater of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, wil...
Aug 04, 2024 Emporia Recreation Commission logo.
XS Warehouse to close
XS Warehouse is closing. The store at 801 West Sixth announced its closure via social media Friday after six years of offering appliances, bedding, furniture, hardware, exercise equipment and other it...
Aug 04, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Lyon County deputies investigating after several sets of tires allegedly stolen in Olpe
Lyon County deputies are investigating after a burglary report in Olpe late last week. Deputies responded to the 100 block of Kansas on Thursday after an unlisted amount of tires were allegedly stolen...
Aug 04, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Algae warnings ongoing for ESU King Lake, Melvern Outlet ponds
One local and two area bodies of water remain in blue-green algae warnings. Emporia State University's King Lake has now been in an algae warning for over a month, while the Melvern Outlet River Pond ...
Aug 04, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Serious injuries reported following two vehicle collision, including fire and ems vehicle, in Osage County Friday
Two individuals suffered potentially serious injuries after a passenger car and emergency personnel vehicle collided in Osage County Friday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the acciden...
Aug 03, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Olpe Fitness Park committee on good pace with fundraising following deadline extension in May
Fundraising to support construction of the Olpe Fitness Park Project has been steadily gaining momentum over the last few months. That's according to project committee members Tyler and Wade Schmidt w...
Aug 03, 2024 Olpe Fitness Park Committee Photo.
Halfway to Everywhere organizer highlights additions of busker stage and juried art exhibition with 2024 event a little over a month away
As KVOE News has reported for over a year now, several changes and additions are coming to this year's Halfway to Everywhere Music and Arts Festival and lead organizer Hank Osterhout recently appeared...
Aug 03, 2024 Andy Frasco headlines the 2023 Halfway to Everywhere Music and Arts Festival. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Sold out and star-studded; Newman Regional Health holds 15th annual Denim and Diamonds signature event Friday evening
The 15th Annual Denim and Diamonds signature event was a star-studded sold-out affair Friday evening. The annual fundraiser benefiting Newman Regional Health saw more than 400 people attending the Emp...
Aug 02, 2024 Thompson Square serenades attendees at the sold out 15th annual Denim and Diamonds Signature event. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Fire and EMS crowned 2024 Battle of the Badges champions; 199 units collected over course of three day blood drive
Total collections for the 2024 Battle of the Badges Blood Drive exceeded goal by an impressive margin this year. The three-day total came in at 199 useable units of blood, 13 units above the original ...
Aug 02, 2024 Emporia Fire Marshall Reason Bradford and Battalion Chief Ryan Conley revel in Fire and EMS' victory in the 2024 Battle of the Badges Blood Drive voting. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
UPDATE: Power restored, traffic signal back in service following outage near Seventh and Merchant
A power outage which developed late Friday morning has been resolved. The outage near Seventh and Merchant affected less than 20 customers including a nearby business and also took a traffic signal at...
Aug 02, 2024 Evergy outage map.
