Category Archives: News
Lyon County Fair honors Gasche's impact on fair, Buck Rumble and Roll
Part of Lyon County Fair activities Tuesday night involved honoring the memory of a driving force in the event the past 30 years. Gregg Gasche passed away last week after a fight with brain cancer, an...
Aug 5, 2026 Gregg Gasche passed away last week after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. Photo courtesy Roberts-Blue-Barnett.
Stop Insider Trading Act designed to halt members of Congress, family members from buying stocks
The US House of Representatives has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act and is awaiting a vote in the Senate. Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt co-sponsored the bill. He says there's one main issue dri...
Aug 5, 2026 Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt. Official portrait.
Third time a charm for Jones after finding KVOE Hide and Seek medallion
KVOE's Hide and Seek medallion has been hunted and found. Bryan Jones found the medallion near the Cottonwood River at the south edge of Peter Pan Park on Wednesday. It's his third win after finding t...
Aug 5, 2026 Bryan Jones poses with KVOE Account Executive Judy Neill -- and his KVOE Hide and Seek winnings -- after finding the medallion near Peter Pan Park on Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
City commission seeking 'Declaratory Judgment' from Lyon County District Court on data center petition
The recently submitted and verified petition seeking to ban high-impact data centers in the Emporia City limits is set to go under review in Lyon County District Court. Emporia City Commissioners vote...
Aug 5, 2026 Emporia City Commission. (Clockwise from top left): Erren Harter, Kurt Steinkuhler, Becky Smith, Monica Duncan, Tammi Ogle. City of Emporia photo.
EPD: Three arrests lead to seizures of meth, fentanyl, ecstasy, suspected drug sale proceeds
Formal charges are pending against three people as part of two separate drug operations. Emporia Police officers say 54-year-old Lance Harris was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of distributing methamph...
Aug 5, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Recall effort begins against City Commissioner Erren Harter
A push to change the nature of Emporia's city government is now trying to change its personnel. The local effort against data centers has led to one petition validated by signature number -- designed ...
Aug 4, 2026 Christine Torrens/City of Emporia.
Polls open until 7 pm for 2026 primary election
Primary Election Day has arrived in Kansas. Lyon County had nearly 1,200 people vote in person as part of the advance ballot process, or around 5 percent of registered voters. Close to 300 mail ballot...
Aug 4, 2026 Kansas Secretary of State graphic.
American Legion Post 5 giving away back-to-school backpacks during Second Saturday Breakfast
Thanks to its Second Saturday Breakfast, the Emporia American Legion Post 5 is helping some local families get ready for school. This weekend, the Second Saturday Breakfast will feature a backpack giv...
Aug 4, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Flint Hills Spirit Fair to fill Lyon County History Center on Saturday
The fourth annual Flint Hills Spirit Fair is coming to the Lyon County History Center on Saturday. Flint Hills Paranormal is organizing the event again, and this is the first time all the available Hi...
Aug 4, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Schmidt pleased with pay raise planned for military service personnel, proposed funds for Greatest Generation education campaign
Policies to help current military service personnel are included in the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. That help specifically comes in the form of a 5- to 7-percent pay raise, somethi...
Aug 4, 2026 US Second District Congressman Derek Schmidt meets with residents during Emporia's Veterans Day memorial service in November 2025. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
