Category Archives: News
Arraignment next legal step after alleged chase in Emporia
Pretrial and arraignment is coming next month following an alleged chase in the Emporia city limits earlier this year. Jose Salomon-Ambriz was set for his next hearing at 10 am June 17 after a prelimi...
May 23, 2024 Jose Salomon-Ambriz. Lyon County Jail photo.
Chase, Morris county residents encouraged to take part in community health assessment
Chase and Morris counties are partnering on a community health assessment. Residents in both counties are asked to take part in a short online survey designed to gauge community health needs, includin...
May 23, 2024 Free clipart graphic.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offering 1880s-style ranching activities Saturday
Memorial Day typically has community activities sprinkled through the holiday weekend, and the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve has family activities coming Saturday morning. Children will have a c...
May 23, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Interstate 35 sealing project to begin next month east of Emporia
The Kansas Department of Transportation has a road project beginning early next month east of Emporia. KDOT crews will seal cracks on the northbound lanes across much of Coffey and Osage counties, beg...
May 23, 2024
Recreation Center Steering Committee selects architect and CMAR finalists Wednesday
The New Recreation Center Steering Committee has named its finalists for the architect and construction manager at risk (CMAR) for a potentially renovated or brand-new rec center. The architect finali...
May 22, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks encouraging residents to keep safe distance between themselves and batch of wild turkeys within city limits
Emporia's local turkey population has grown. As you may have seen or heard in recent weeks, a turkey has been present around the KVOE studios and Newman Regional Health and just recently a batch of ba...
May 22, 2024 Photo courtesy of St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships bringing economic impacts and best of the best athletes to Emporia beginning Thursday
The 2024 NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships aren't just bringing some of the best athletes in the world to Emporia, it's also bringing major economic benefits. Some of tho...
May 22, 2024 Emporia State Athletics Image.
Newman Regional Health labor and delivery nurse Victoria Schlup receives Daisy Award
All of Victoria Schlup's hard work at Newman Regional Health has paid off. Schlup was recently honored with the Daisy Award, an award recognizing extraordinary nurses. Schlup has been a labor and deli...
May 22, 2024 From left to right: Newman Regional Health Life Director of Women's Life Center Bobby Johnson, Newman Regional Health Labor and Delivery Nurse Victoria Schlup and Newman Regional Health Chief Medical Officer Heather Aylward. Photo by Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Civic Leadership Institute participants named
The city of Emporia has named the participants for its first Civic Leadership Institute. There will be 20 individuals involved: *Shalla Bennett *Shannon Dreiling *Monica Duncan *Steve Hollar *Daniel K...
May 22, 2024 City of Emporia graphic.
Weekend fire damages trailer home in Osage City
One trailer was damaged due to fire in Osage City this past weekend. The Osage City Police Department reported the fire in the 1100 block of Laing around 7:10 pm Saturday, triggering a response by off...
May 22, 2024 Google Maps image.
