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ESU STUDENT REC BUILDING CRASH: Lyon County Attorney's Office reviewing paperwork, facility to reopen -- largely -- next week
The Lyon County Attorney's Office is reviewing affidavits and other supporting documents after the Super Bowl Sunday crash into the Emporia State Student Recreation Building. As with Emporia Police al...
Feb 18, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Steering committee MOU conversation to continue Monday for Emporia Recreation Commission
The Emporia Recreation Commission will continue its conversations about a new or expanded public recreation facility -- and the steering committee memorandum of understanding between ERC, the City Com...
Feb 18, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Planning Commission poised to make recommendations on Lockwood Subdivision housing project
A significant housing development in southwest Emporia could take procedural steps towards reality this week. The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission has two points of business f...
Feb 18, 2024 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
'A historic day for Hornet Nation:' Together Forward becomes most successful campaign in ESU history with better than $91 million total
After several years of hard work and support from the local community, Emporia State University made a historic announcement Saturday night. ESU leadership, donors and students all gathered inside the...
Feb 17, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Local constituents receive update on legislative matters during first legislative dialogue of 2024 Saturday
Local lawmakers covered a variety of topics while meeting with local constituents Saturday morning for the first legislative dialogue of the year as organized by the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce G...
Feb 17, 2024 Photo courtesy of Jeanine McKenna/Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce.
Sentencing set for March 29 in Emporia drug distribution case
Sentencing is coming late next month in an Emporia drug distribution case. During a hearing in Lyon County District Court Friday, 20-year-old Caden Hunt pleaded no contest to charges of cocaine distri...
Feb 17, 2024 Caden Hunt. Lyon County Jail Photo.
19th annual Emporia Plunge raises $15,000 for Special Olympics Kansas Saturday
With air temperatures barely topping 20 degrees, Saturday morning was the perfect time for individuals to take a dip in Emporia's Mouse Lake. As always, this year's event also included a costume conte...
Feb 17, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Community turns out for biscuits and gravy fundraiser to benefit cancer patient
The Messiah Lutheran Church was a busy place Saturday morning for a big fundraiser to help a man fighting cancer. Since June 2022, Mike Morris has been dealing with metastatic melanoma. Morris says he...
Feb 17, 2024 Messiah Lutheran Church was a busy place Saturday morning for a fundraiser for Mike Morris, a cancer patient battling metastatic melanoma. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE News
Osage City man arrested for suspected drug possession following traffic stop in Osage County Thursday
An Osage City man has been arrested for suspected drug activity following a traffic stop in Osage County Thursday afternoon. According to Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells, an Osage County Deputy condu...
Feb 16, 2024 David Cannon. Osage County Sheriff's Photo.
ESU Corky's Cupboard food pantry's new location officially open following ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday
Corky's Cupboard's new home is officially open to the Emporia State University campus. Campus members, leadership and local community members gathered Friday afternoon to cut the ribbon on the new foo...
Feb 16, 2024 Emporia State University Senior Diversity Officer Nyk Robertson and Basic Needs Coordinator Cale Bolen cut the ribbon on the new Corky's Cupboard location. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
