Category Archives: News
Driver taken to safety after water rescue; north Lyon County wreck leads to hospital trip for driver
Local emergency crews handled two different incidents that developed almost simultaneously in different parts of Lyon County on Monday morning. Both incidents happened around 7:30 am, with a water res...
Jun 10, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia woman listed as fugitive in Ohio drug manufacture case
Extradition processes will continue later this month for a woman arrested in Emporia and accused of being a fugitive from justice. Sarah Elizabeth Bell, age 39 of Emporia, is accused of leaving Greene...
Jun 10, 2024 Sarah Bell. Lyon County Jail photo.
Sought for allegedly absconding in Sherman County, woman now in Morris County court process on drug distribution charges
A preliminary hearing is coming later this month in a Morris County drug distribution case. Elsie Mae Rall will return to court in Council Grove on June 24. Rall was arrested May 18 after a suspicious...
Jun 10, 2024 Morris County Sheriff's Office photo.
Iola man arrested in connection to alleged thefts in Coffey County, other nearby counties
Formal charges are pending in a Coffey County theft case. Sheriff Tom Johnson says there had been a string of thefts involving Coffey County and nearby areas. The suspect, Joseph Leftwich, was found i...
Jun 10, 2024 Coffey County Sheriff's Office image.
Emporia Enterprises, RDA boards to have separate meetings this week
Regular meetings are ahead for both Emporia Enterprises and the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas this week. The Emporia Enterprises meeting is first on the calendar set to be he...
Jun 10, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Flood impacts to local roadways lessening Monday; Barricades still in place for some roads pending all clear from Lyon County Highway Department
The list of road closures in Lyon County is shrinking considerably. The Lyon County Highway Department announced the following road openings Monday afternoon: Road 140 from road J to 99 hwy Road 150 f...
Jun 10, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Vehicle/grass fire reported on Kansas Turnpike northeast of Emporia
A reported fire has sent two northeast Lyon County fire departments and the Kansas Highway Patrol to the Kansas Turnpike northeast of Emporia. Miller and Reading fire departments were dispatched to Tu...
Jun 09, 2024 Kansas Turnpike Authority logo.
Curtain closes on No Coast Film Festival -- at least for now
The curtain has closed on No Coast Film Festival, at least for now. Organizers have posted on social media they are closing the festival after five years, saying, "life is moving fast for all of us an...
Jun 09, 2024 No Coast Film Festival graphic.
Strategic partnerships to highlight NRH Board of Trustees special meeting
Newman Regional Health's Board of Trustees has a special meeting ahead this week. Board members plan to continue their ongoing conversations about potential strategic partnerships as part of at least ...
Jun 09, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Emporians arrested on suspicion of drug, traffic offenses in Chase County
Two Emporians were arrested on suspicion of several violations after a reported traffic stop in Chase County early Thursday. The Chase County Sheriff's Office says a deputy stopped a car for speeding ...
Jun 09, 2024 Leisha Oelke (from left), Jarman Washington. Chase County Jail photos.
