Category Archives: News
Preliminary hearings coming next month for father-son duo accused of transporting marijuana, grow operation items, firearms through Chase County
Preliminary hearings are coming next month for a father and son accused of transporting marijuana, grow operation items and firearms through Chase County last week. Seth Kindt, age 47 of Inglis, Flori...
Feb 29, 2024 Duff Kindt (from left), Seth Kindt. Chase County Jail photos.
Schedule for Road F pavement project announced
Work is less than three weeks away on a major road project just west of Emporia. City Communications Manager Christine Torrens says work to pave Road F between US Highway 50 north to Road 180 will beg...
Feb 29, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Carter Street to be closed at South Avenue as work on Peyton Street waterline project continues
The Peyton Street waterline improvement project enters its next phase Thursday. Construction moves to the intersection of South Avenue and Carter Street, meaning Carter will be closed at the intersect...
Feb 29, 2024 City of Emporia map.
WEATHER: KDHE's Smoke Management Tool to activate in early March
The fire danger for Thursday and again Sunday, where extreme conditions are already in the forecast, comes as the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is set to activate the Kansas Smoke Modeli...
Feb 29, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Alternative sediment management methods highlight recent Neosho RAC meeting in Emporia Wednesday
Sediment management in area reservoirs was a main focus for the Neosho River Regional Advisory Committee when it convened in Emporia Wednesday morning. Attention was specifically given to a presentati...
Feb 28, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
USD 253 Board of Education reviews 'facilities physical' as part of regular meeting agenda Wednesday night
The USD 253 Board of Education received a snapshot of some of the most immediate maintenance needs for district facilities as part of their regular board meeting Wednesday evening. During the meeting,...
Feb 28, 2024 USD 253 Board of Education photo.
Two people decline medical treatment after wreck at Sixth and Elm
Two people declined medical treatment after a reported injury crash in central Emporia early Thursday evening. Emporia Police and Emporia Fire responded to the wreck after a car broadsided a pickup on...
Feb 28, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Advance mail ballot process begins for Presidential Preference Primary
Advanced mail ballots are headed out to voters wanting to use that method to take part in the Presidential Preference Primary on March 19. This follows last week's deadline for voters to register for ...
Feb 28, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Red flag warning for Lyon, most surrounding counties from 10 am to 8 pm; fires 'expected to burn efficiently' if they develop
Wind speeds and temperatures will be lower than they were Tuesday, but the National Weather Service says critical fire danger has returned for Lyon County and much of the KVOE listening area Thursday....
Feb 28, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
SOS announces Samples as Child Advocacy Center director
SOS is set to have a new director for its Child Advocacy Center at the end of the week. Ginny Samples steps into the role starting on March 1. Samples will over see both the Lyon and Coffey County Chi...
Feb 28, 2024 Ginny Samples. KVOE News photo.
