Category Archives: News

Most of the KVOE listening area is in a drought watch after an announcement by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. The latest update has all area counties, except for Wabaunsee County, in a drought watch. Wa...

Emporia Fire investigators continue their work to determine exactly how and where a destructive house fire developed early Thursday morning. The fire at 909 Thompson was reported shortly before 3 am. ...

With Emporia's Street Rehab project wrapping up, the city is now moving onto its Street Preservation work. The project begins over the next week and involves construction zones on almost 15 streets. T...

Coffey County deputies say they investigated a possible threat at Waverly High School. Deputies say they were dispatched to the school Friday. They also determined any threat to students, staff or the...

Emporia State University's King Lake has been in an algae-related alert of some level now for nearly four straight months. Friday's announcement by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment keep...

The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas' presidential search committee will hold its first meeting next week. That's according to the report from RDA Board Chair Kala Maxfield duri...

Dry conditions hasn't helped area drought in the slightest over the past month, but they have helped a lot of road construction projects move forward. A case in point is the Kansas Turnpike Authority'...

Empovia returns Saturday. This is the third annual event, which highlights human-powered transportation. People of all ages can ride, walk, jog, run or rollerblade on streets that will be temporarily ...

Neosho Rapids will be a busy place for the town's annual Fall Festival on Saturday. Activities go from 5:30-7:30 pm and will include food, games, a silent auction and a quilt-and-train raffle. The Fal...

The Emporia Recreation Commission has a special meeting next week. Board members will hold an executive session for personnel matters, specifically employer-employee negotiations. No action is expecte...