Category Archives: News
Variety of requests gain county commission approval Thursday morning
Purchases and closure requests were among the various items to come before Lyon County Commissioners for approval Thursday morning. Among the list of items was an invoice from Lyon County Clerk Tammy ...
Feb 29, 2024 KVOE News photo.
Emporia recreation center steering committee now set with some appoints drawing recent criticism
The steering committee set to oversee the direction for a new or expanded Emporia recreation center is set. The USD 253 Board of Education appointed its members, the final members needed, to the commi...
Feb 29, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Small fire near Emporia quickly contained; Hartford-Neosho Rapids handles rekindle near Roads 150 and U
Emporia Fire handled a small fire just north of the city limits Thursday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to the 1100 block of Road 190 shortly before 10 am. Fire Capt. Michel Nunley says some pe...
Feb 29, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Formal charges filed against driver in Tuesday's alleged chase from Strong City to Emporia
Formal charges and a preliminary hearing date are now on the docket for one of two people allegedly involved in a high-speed chase from Strong City to Emporia earlier this week. Chase County Attorney ...
Feb 29, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Pretzer sentenced to 19 months in prison for attempted exploitation
A man who pleaded no contest to attempted sexual exploitation of a teenager in Lyon County will spend over a year in prison as a result. Chad Hamilton Pretzer was sentenced Thursday to 19 months in pr...
Feb 29, 2024 Chad Pretzer. Lyon County Jail photo.
United Way of Flint Hills granting nearly $216,000 to Community Partners
As the United Way-KVOE Live Morning Drive Radio Auction comes to an end Friday, the United Way of the Flint Hills says it has earmarked almost $216,000 in direct grants to its eight-county coverage ar...
Feb 29, 2024 United Way of the Flint Hills logo.
KTA's cashless tolling plan includes removing tollbooths, restriping nearby areas
The Kansas Turnpike continues moving towards cashless tolling by July. Much of the main line work is done, according to Turnpike Authority CEO Steve Hewitt on KVOE's Morning Show on Thursday. Connecte...
Feb 29, 2024 Work to demolish the Kansas Turnpike tollgate at Emporia is set to begin this month. KVOE News file photo.
Newman Regional Health board discusses market share stats at monthly meeting
Newman Regional Health's Board of Trustees spent much of its monthly meeting Wednesday discussing market share. Chief Executive Officer Cathy Pimple discussed figures released by the Kansas Hospital A...
Feb 29, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Reported injury wreck at 12th and Prairie leads to no hospital transports; fire north of Emporia under investigation
Local law enforcement and emergency responders have had a busy Thursday morning. Emporia Fire and Emporia Police responded to a reported injury crash involving a Cintas truck and passenger car at 12th...
Feb 29, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Trial schedule reset in Emporia rape case
The trial schedule is changing for an Emporia rape case. Dominik Simunovic was originally set for trial to begin May 13, but prosecutors requested trial to begin April 29 so attorneys could attend an ...
Feb 29, 2024 Dominik Simunovic. Lyon County Jail photo.
