Category Archives: News
Countdown to cashless almost over for Kansas Turnpike Authority
Years of planning and construction will culminate Monday for the Kansas Turnpike Authority as cashless tolling begins systemwide. The KTA says the change from the traditional tolling method to cashles...
Jun 28, 2024 Kansas Turnpike Authority graphic.
Legacy Scholarships latest effort of Emporia State to reduce costs, enhance campus experience for students
The first half of 2024 has been very active for Emporia State University. Already, ESU has kept tuition flat for the coming academic year. It has lowered fees, including the elimination of parking fee...
Jun 28, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
United Way of Flint Hills busy with fundraising campaign kickoff less than two months away
The annual -- and now year-long -- fundraising campaign will kick in soon for the United Way of the Flint Hills, but there are several other ventures keeping the local United Way busy this summer. On ...
Jun 28, 2024 United Way of the Flint Hills logo.
Farm Bill conversations continue, including potential technology policy for drought relief
Discussions on the five-year-Farm Bill continue, and Senator Roger Marshall expects adjusted legislation could be ready for a vote by early next year. Marshall also says the current plan involves no c...
Jun 28, 2024 US Senator Roger Marshall. Official photo.
WEATHER: Tornado watch issued for Lyon and most surrounding counties through 11 pm Friday
A tornado watch has been issued for a majority of the KVOE listening area through the late evening hours Friday. The watch effects Lyon, Chase, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties until 11 pm. The wa...
Jun 28, 2024 National Weather Service Topeka graphic.
Kansas Department of Insurance announces Firefighter Relief Association funding
The funds officially go to local Firefighter Relief Associations and come from a two-percent tax insurance companies pay on fire and lightning insurance premiums for policies written in Kansas. The fu...
Jun 28, 2024 Office of Kansas State Fire Marshal graphic.
Controlled burn gets out of hand, charring about 45 acres of grass near Hartford
A controlled burn near Hartford went out of control early Thursday afternoon. The fire developed near Roads 105 and X outside Hartford and was reported shortly before 12:30 pm. Hartford-Neosho Rapids ...
Jun 27, 2024 Google Maps image.
CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness soon to be in its second facility by September
CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness will soon be in its second facility later this year. Transitions from 1000 Lincoln to the Sauder Family Center and Chi Omega are underway with the final touches acco...
Jun 27, 2024 Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness logo.
Emporia's Saint Catherine's Church bids farewell to Guadalupe Sisters of Christ the King for final time Thursday
Parishioners and clergy of Saint Catherine's Church of Emporia gathered Thursday afternoon to wish farewell to the Guadalupe Sisters of Christ the King. The nuns have departed Emporia and are returnin...
Jun 27, 2024 Father Nicholas Ashmore offers his blessings to the Guadalupe Sisters of Christ the King as they depart for Mexico for the final time after having a presence in the Emporia community for several decades. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
WEATHER: Heat advisories in place Friday afternoon and early evening for entire listening area
Extreme heat will be back in the forecast to end the work week. The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for the entire listening area affecting Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunse...
Jun 27, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
