Category Archives: News
Misti Hale claims EmporiYum! grand prize Friday
Misti Hale was pleasantly surprised when she was informed that she had been selected as the grand prize winner of the fifth annual EmporiYum! event. EmporiYum! is an annual event that celebrates the l...
Mar 01, 2024 Fifth annual EmporiYum! winner Misti Hale collects her grand prize at the Emporia Gazette offices. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness announces launch of new Mobile Crisis Response Team
Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness is expanding its ability to serve the local area by launching a new Mobile Crisis Response Team. Crosswinds announced the team's launch Friday morning saying the tea...
Mar 01, 2024 Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness logo.
United Way-KVOE Live Morning Drive auction nets nearly $4,000
The fifth annual United Way-KVOE Live Morning Drive Radio Auction was successful, according to new Executive Director Daphne Mertens. Over the past week, the United Way offered a different list of auc...
Mar 01, 2024 United Way of the Flint Hills Executive Director Daphne Mertens (left) and Community Impact Manager Hannah Crowl were pleased with the total from the 2024 United Way-KVOE Live Morning Drive Radio Auction. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
2024 Halfway to Everywhere changes taking shape with Halfway to Halfway preview concert Saturday
Six months away from the annual Halfway to Everywhere Music and Arts Festival, residents are encouraged to gather at the Emporia Granada Theatre for the Halfway to Halfway concert Saturday night. That...
Mar 01, 2024 That 1 Guy performs at the 2019 Halfway to Everywhere Music and Arts Festival. KVOE News file photo.
Chicken killed after fire in southeast Emporia early Friday
One chicken was killed during an overnight fire in southeast Emporia early Friday. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage says fire was reported at 1223 East Logan just after midnight. Firefighte...
Mar 01, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Match Day application window to open Monday for area nonprofits
The Emporia Community Foundation's 11th annual Match Day isn't until Nov. 18, but a major component in the upcoming event begins Monday. The application window opens at noon Monday and closes at 5 pm ...
Mar 01, 2024 Dylan Sherwood/KVOE News.
STATEHOUSE: House Republicans unveil plan to bolster health services for existing Medicaid patients, stabilize rural hospitals
Kansas House Republicans say they are taking meaningful steps to addressing healthcare access after the Appropriations Committee adopted certain recommendations from the Social Services Budget Committ...
Mar 01, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Sold-out EFOZ Roundup Auction coming Friday
Over the last two years, the Emporia Friends of the Zoo's annual Roundup Auction has generated over $250,000 -- and a big total is expected for the big event Friday evening. EFOZ board member Colleen ...
Mar 01, 2024 Emporia Friends of the Zoo logo.
WEATHER: Fire weather watch already announced for Sunday affecting Chase, Greenwood counties
The area fire danger will be elevated Friday and Saturday, but it may well be critical to extreme Sunday. The National Weather Service has already announced a fire weather watch for Sunday involving C...
Mar 01, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Topeka man sentenced to 30 months in prison after multi-county chase ending in Coffey County
A Topeka man will spend 30 months in prison after a chase that ended in Coffey County this past fall. Coffey County Attorney Wade Bowie says 23-year-old Raymond Meyer was sentenced after a high-speed ...
Feb 29, 2024 Raymond Meyer. Kansas Department of Corrections photo.
