Category Archives: News
Organizers anticipating another day for the history books following record setting start to NCAA Division II National Track and Field Championships
Day two of the NCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championship meet is now underway and already history has been made inside of Welch Stadium. ESU Associate Athletics Director and Head of Media Rel...
May 24, 2024 Welch Stadium hosts the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
WEATHER: Saturday severe risk upgraded to moderate for all hazards
Severe weather is possible across most of Kansas, including all area counties, for Saturday evening. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a moderate risk, or Level 4 on its 5-point scale, for all ha...
May 24, 2024 Storm Prediction Center graphic.
Burger burn and auction supporting Gregg Gasche through ongoing cancer treatment sees turnout in the hundreds Thursday night
It was a sight to behold inside of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1980 Thursday night as several hundred area residents filled the building all to support an individual who has given much of his li...
May 23, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
WEATHER: Severe storm alerts for May 23-24, 2024
Part of the KVOE listening area have been under a severe storm alert Thursday night. Active alerts *None currently. Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates.
May 23, 2024 WeatherTAP.com radar.
Longtime Lyon County Commission Chairman Rollie Martin confirms he will not seek fifth term in office
With names continuing to pour in for the coming 2024 election, there is one name that will be absent from the ballot for the first time in 16 years. After much speculation, longtime Lyon County Commis...
May 23, 2024 Longtime Lyon County Commission Chairman Rollie Martin has confirmed his fourth term will be his final on county commission. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
United Way of the Flint Hills announces near $500,000 campaign total and names 2024/25 campaign drive chair during annual celebration Thursday
A major transition during the annual United Way of the Flint Hills Campaign did little to affect support for the agency as noted during the annual campaign celebration Thursday. According to United Wa...
May 23, 2024 2023/24 United Way Campaign Drive Chair Lynn Cunningham announces this year's fundraising total during the annual campaign celebration. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Lingenfelter campaigning for Kansas Senate 17th District
A second educator has filed for the Kansas Senate 17th District. Lillian Lingenfelter, currently an Emporia school board member and a Burlington High School history teacher, has filed for the post as ...
May 23, 2024 Lillian Lingenfelter. Courtesy photo.
WEATHER: Severe weather possible early Friday, late Saturday
A lot of sunshine is ahead for the daylight hours, but there is a chance of severe weather Thursday night. There is a very low chance for strong to severe storms for the late afternoon and evening hou...
May 23, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
DROUGHT: Abnormally dry conditions pulling further away from Emporia
Recent rain has pulled any vestige of drought further away from the KVOE listening area. The latest update map from the US Drought Monitor shows abnormally dry conditions, the mildest drought level, s...
May 23, 2024
Marshall to host Gold Star families in Washington, DC, this weekend
Ten Gold Star families from Kansas will spend this upcoming weekend in Washington, DC, as the federal government officially updates the national monument honoring the First Infantry Division. The fami...
May 23, 2024 US Senator Roger Marshall. Official photo.
