Category Archives: News
Lyon County Commission approves equipment purchases designed to help Road 170 bridge replacement, other bridge improvements
Lyon County commissioners approved purchases designed to help replace a collapsed bridge. Commissioners approved a better than $200,000 bid from Oden Enterprises for structural steel beams, as well as...
Aug 15, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Newman Regional Health Community Care Team hosts second free laundry event Thursday
It may surprise you to know that better health can start with a clean set of sheets and clothes. That's according to Newman Regional Health Community Care Team Director Karyn Shields. The next free la...
Aug 15, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
One to Newman following vehicle cyclist collision in Emporia Thursday
One person has been hospitalized after a car struck a cyclist in Emporia Thursday morning. The accident was reported at Sixth and Chestnut around 7:45 am. Emporia Police Sgt. Dominic Vortherms says a ...
Aug 15, 2024 Photo by Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Barton County woman arrested on suspicion of drug distribution/possession in Osage County Tuesday
A Great Bend resident has been arrested on suspected drug distribution and possession charges in Osage County. According to Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells, a sheriff's deputy initiated a traffic sto...
Aug 15, 2024 Amanda Rigby. Osage County Jail photo.
Participating agencies gearing up for 11th annual Match Day coming up in mid-November
The 11th annual Emporia Community Foundation Match Day is still a little more than three months away, but participating agencies are already gearing up for the day of giving. That was the report from ...
Aug 15, 2024 Emporia Community Foundation logo.
WEATHER: Majority of outages restored following overnight storms in and around Emporia
Overnight thunderstorms left hundreds of utility customers offline Wednesday night into Thursday morning. At one time, more than 450 customers were affected by the outages in and around Emporia which ...
Aug 14, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News screenshot.
USD 253 board subsidizing reduced-price meals for second straight year, approves EHS retention pond improvement project
USD 253 Emporia will subsidize the costs of reduced-price meals for the second straight year. Board members voted unanimously to take that step as part of their regular meeting Wednesday, and Superint...
Aug 14, 2024 USD 253 board members mull a presentation on the Emporia High Retention Pond before approving improvements Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Peabody city clerk listed as missing
Peabody's city clerk has gone missing. Jonathan Clayton was last seen Aug. 3. He had been running errands before a scheduled meeting. His husband filed a missing person report Aug. 5. Clayton is 42 ye...
Aug 14, 2024 Jonathan Clayton. Kansas Missing and Unsolved graphic.
New school year underway for USD 253 Emporia
Students at Emporia Public Schools are back at it. Wednesday is the first official day of classes, and Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder says there are a lot of students in the buildings, based o...
Aug 14, 2024 Cheerleaders served as a welcome committee at Emporia High's open house Tuesday. Classes have started districtwide as of Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Classes underway at Flint Hills Technical College
Classes are underway at Flint Hills Technical College, but administrators are encouraging potential students to enroll. Director of Admissions Ashley Johnson says the admission process is pretty strai...
Aug 14, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
