Category Archives: News
Kansas Special Olympics Torch arrives in Emporia Wednesday; Set to depart from downtown Emporia Thursday morning
The Special Olympics Torch is in Emporia, but it won't be for too long. The torch arrived in Emporia late Wednesday afternoon with an escort provided by local law enforcement as part of the annual Law...
May 29, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Busy Summer set for Peterson Planetarium
It's set to be a busy summer for Peterson Planetarium. Emporia State professor and Planetarium Director Mark Brown joined KVOE's Newsmaker 2 Segment to preview its summer schedule. Brown says there ar...
May 29, 2024 Mark Brown/Emporia State University.
UNBOUND GRAVEL: Downtown traffic adjustments underway
Downtown Emporia traffic is being adjusted the rest of the week with Unbound Gravel activities picking up speed. The Emporia Police Department says the 600 and 700 blocks of Mechanic are closed for se...
May 29, 2024 The 600 and 700 blocks of Mechanic are part of the downtown Emporia street closures either underway now or coming soon as part of Unbound Gravel. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Southwick House director details significant expansion in transitional housing plan on KVOE's Morning Show
With tentative approval for a conditional use permit awaiting a final decision from Emporia city commissioners, Southwick House is moving foward with plans to buy property for its long-awaited transit...
May 29, 2024 Southwick House rendering.
After signs of disease last summer, emerald ash borer confirmed in Emporia
It took a while, but emerald ash borer has finally been confirmed in Emporia. Wellnitz Tree Care arborist Skyler Delmott says signs of an infestation began developing last summer, but state officials ...
May 29, 2024 Kansas Forest Service image.
Discussion on larger mailboxes part of USPS National Mailbox Improvement Week
If you get a lot of packages, the US Postal Service is asking you to consider getting a larger mailbox -- but it's not demanding that step. Strategic Communications Manager Mark Inglett with the Kansa...
May 29, 2024 US Postal Service graphic.
Sentencing next after plea agreement in Lyon County attempted arson case
Sentencing is next in a Lyon County attempted arson and aggravated assault. Benjamin Paul White accepted a no-contest plea agreement to one count of attempted aggravated arson during a pretrial hearin...
May 29, 2024 Benjamin White. Lyon County Jail photo.
Pretrial delayed in Lyon County vehicular murder case
A pretrial hearing in a Lyon County vehicular murder case has been delayed. On Tuesday, Judge Jeff Larson accepted a defense request to move the hearing to 2 pm July 12. Edwards is charged with two co...
May 29, 2024 Travis Edwards. Lyon County Jail photo.
Neosho RAC to meet in Cottonwood Falls this week
The Neosho River's Regional Advisory Committee will have its upcoming meeting in Cottonwood Falls this week. Committee members will meet at the Nature Conservancy Office, 226 Broadway, at 11 am Friday...
May 29, 2024 Kansas Water Office map.
Morris County listed for potential federal aid after April storms
At least one area county is up for possible reimbursement money from the federal government after severe storms last month. Morris County is among eight counties named in a Kansas Division of Emergenc...
May 29, 2024 Federal Emergency Management Agency logo.
