Category Archives: News
Emporia City Manager expresses excitement for Flint Hills Crossing project and partnership with Lyon County following county commission's action to encumber dollars earmarked for project's road construction
On Thursday, Lyon County Commissioners voted to encumber-hold-a $250,000 allocation to a major development project in far west Emporia saying they wanted to see the physical results of the work before...
Dec 7, 2024 Q&A With Trey is a recurring segment with Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking on KVOE's Talk of Emporia every third Monday. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Local leaders update residents on Tyson, Holiday Resort situations; HUD says Emporia skilled nursing facility loan was in default 'for some time'
Officials at the local and state levels updated area residents on the processes in play for Tyson Foods and Holiday Resort as part of Friday's Talk of Emporia. KVOE News had several guests on the prog...
Dec 6, 2024 Mike Argabright (from left), Mark Schreiber, Jeff Longbine and Rollie Martin updated KVOE listeners on the behind-the-scenes conversations revolving around Tyson's upcoming closure and Holiday Resort's status during KVOE's Talk of Emporia on Friday. Jim Witt joined the program by phone. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia Fire handles two small structure fires, reported injury crash Thursday
Emporia Fire was busy Thursday, dealing with two small structure fires and a reported injury crash. Firefighters first went to a trailer home fire in the 1000 block of Road 135, between Emporia and Ol...
Dec 6, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Fire investigation continues after destructive Olpe house fire
Work continues to determine the cause of Saturday night's fire that destroyed a home in Olpe. Office of the State Fire Marshal Public Information Manager Lance Feyh tells KVOE News the "extensive dest...
Dec 6, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Greenwood County deputies announce reward after theft of golf cart from Madison Golf Club
Greenwood County deputies are asking the person or people who took a golf cart from Madison Golf Club to return the vehicle. It is also asking people who know about the incident to step forward. The S...
Dec 6, 2024 Greenwood County Sheriff's Office photos.
PETA makes pitch for Emporia's Tyson plant
The upcoming closure of Tyson Foods has drawn the interest of an international organization. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, says it wants to lease the nearly-330,000-square-foot...
Dec 6, 2024 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals logo.
Council Grove Police arrest Topeka man on felony identity theft warrant
Formal charges are pending in Morris County after an arrest for alleged identity theft activity. Council Grove Police Chief Shawn Wangerin says Devry Knight was arrested Tuesday after a traffic stop i...
Dec 6, 2024 Council Grove Police Department photo.
ESU nursing students receive NRH Foundation scholarships
A quartet of Emporia State University students are getting scholarship through the Newman Regional Health Foundation. Emma Davis, Shelby Fox, Vanessa Peraza-Martinez and Emma Tyson all receive a $3,00...
Dec 6, 2024 Newman Regional Health photo.
Emporia Community Foundation announces Trusler Foundation grant recipients
The Trusler Foundation has announced its latest round of grant recipients: *Abundant Harvest gets almost $12,000 to expand its free hot meal program *Chase County Care and Compassion, also known as C4...
Dec 6, 2024 Emporia Community Foundation logo.
TYSON/HOLIDAY RESORT: Closure announcements prompt Steering Committee to pause process towards new public rec center
There won't be a vote on a sales tax question to fund a new public recreation center in Emporia in March, but there will a public vote at some later time. Emporia Recreation Commission Rec Center Stee...
Dec 5, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
