Category Archives: News
ValuNet, Sparklight seeking applications for Dream Bigger STEM contest
ValuNet Fiber and Sparklight are encouraging schools and organizations serving students in grades K-12 to submit applications for the annual Dream Bigger contest. Schools and organizations in Emporia ...
Feb 23, 2024 ValuNet FIBER, Sparklight logos.
Bonner & Bonner Lecture set for March 7 at Emporia State
Emporia State University is getting ready for its annual Bonner & Bonner Diversity Lecture on March 7. The keynote speaker is Wesley Hamilton, the founder of Disabled But Not Really -- a nonprofit des...
Feb 23, 2024 Wesley Hamilton. Courtesy Emporia State University.
Deerfield superintendent named as USD 417 Morris County's next education leader
USD 417 Morris County has its next superintendent. Board members chose USD 216 Deerfield superintendent Tyson Eslinger after a special meeting Thursday. Eslinger has been Deerfield's superintendent si...
Feb 23, 2024 Tyson Eslinger. Photo courtesy USD 417 Morris County.
WEATHER: Outdoor burns again discouraged Friday
Outdoor burns are strongly discouraged areawide Friday. The National Weather Service expects conditions to be similar to those from Thursday. High temperatures will push into the mid-60s by mid-aftern...
Feb 23, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia High's Umana, Gutierrez named Lyon County Jones Premier Scholarship recipients
Two Emporia High School seniors were recipients of the first-ever Jones Premier Scholarships to Emporia State University during a special ceremony Thursday morning. Up to six high school seniors in Ly...
Feb 22, 2024 Emporia High seniors Addison Gutierrez and Vianet Umana were named recipients of the Jones Premier Scholarship Thursday morning. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE News
COVID isolation policy change would be big for residents -- if it happens
Reports of a significant change in COVID-19 isolation policy still haven't been verified yet. It has been reported the CDC is looking at shortening the isolation period from five days, regardless of t...
Feb 22, 2024 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
WEATHER: NWS advising landowners to delay controlled burns Thursday, Friday; Osage County in burn ban Thursday
For the first time this calendar year, the National Weather Service is discouraging controlled burns areawide both Thursday and Friday. A combination of mild temperatures, relative humidity levels bel...
Feb 22, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
Texas woman faces human smuggling charges after arrest in Coffey County
Nearly a month after her arrest, a Texas woman now faces formal charges of human trafficking in Coffey County. Leslie Cadena, age 24 of Laredo, was formally charged Wednesday. She is charged with sing...
Feb 22, 2024 Kansas Courts graphic.
Construction process for I-35 bridge over Lincoln Street delayed a week
The detours remain the same, but plans to start the demolition and construction process for Emporia's Interstate 35 bridge over Lincoln Street have been delayed. The Kansas Department of Transportatio...
Feb 22, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Lyon County Commission approves temporary QA reviews for medical and fire calls
Lyon County commissioners approved a pair of items of note in their action meeting Thursday. Commissioners approved two months of interim quality assurance reviews from Priority Dispatch relating to t...
Feb 22, 2024 KVOE News photo.
