Category Archives: News
SOS secures over $1M in state grant funds
Over $1 million in state grant funding is coming to SOS to help provide services to people in crisis in Lyon and surrounding counties. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced over $850,000 as part o...
Aug 13, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Argabright named as Council of State Governments Henry Toll Fellow
17th District State Senator Mike Argabright has been selected for special leadership training through a program offered by The Council of State Governments. Argabright is one of nearly 50 people named...
Aug 13, 2026 Council of State Governments graphic.
Hartford moves temporary city offices again as City Hall demolition awaits
As demolition remains ahead for Hartford City Hall, the city has moved its temporary offices for a second time. The city says the mobile office is now in a trailer behind the Community Center. There i...
Aug 13, 2026 City of Hartford photo.
USD 253 Board of Education approves 26-27 budget for publication and sets September 9th as date for public hearings on budget and revenue neutral rate
The USD 253 budget for 2026-27 could be finalized by this time next month. During their regular meeting Wednesday evening, the USD 253 Board of Education approved a pair of public hearings ahead of th...
Aug 12, 2026 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Denim & Diamonds sets event record with nearly $273K raised
Newman Regional Health's media team is among the administrators that are extremely pleased with how Denim & Diamonds fared this past Friday. And it's not just because the event went into record territ...
Aug 12, 2026 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Connect and Empower Con brings nearly 200 people to Emporia, spreads strategies for reducing youth suicide
Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention Director Melissa Owen says the first-ever Connect and Empower Conference held at Emporia State University this week was a rousing success. The numbers by themselves ...
Aug 12, 2026 While nearly 200 people from across Kansas came to Emporia for the first Connect and Empower Con through Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention, the focus was on young people no longer with us because of suicide and sharing effective strategies to reduce suicide. Melissa Owen/Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention.
FHTC staff busy with acclamation, preperation and enrollment ahead of the start of 2026-27 academic year
Classes at Flint Hills Technical College don't begin until Monday, but there is still plenty of activity on the campus in preparation for the start of the 2026-27 academic year. FHTC President Dr. Car...
Aug 12, 2026 Flint Hills Technical College logo.
Two hurt after wreck on north side of ESU campus
Two people were hurt and hospitalized after a crash near Emporia State University on Wednesday. Emporia Police officers on Highland Street say a northbound car left Interstate 35 just of the box bridg...
Aug 12, 2026 Two people were taken to Newman Regional Health after a crash starting on Interstate 35 near the Emporia State campus Wednesday morning. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
7Brew plan for northwest Emporia location gains needed variance approval from Lyon County BZA
7Brew's plans for a new coffee shop in northwest Emporia are percolating once again. The coffee shop plans for a new location at 2803 Eaglecrest, in the same parking lot as a Taco Bell, cleared a majo...
Aug 12, 2026 7Brew graphic.
Glover officially launching campaign for Kansas House 60th District with event Friday
Political races that didn't get a lot of attention during the primary cycle because only one party was on the ballot are starting to pick up steam. Democrat Maddison Glover has a campaign kickoff even...
Aug 12, 2026 Maddison Glover for Kansas House Reps 60th District photo.
