Category Archives: News
Highway Patrol reports increases in DUI arrests, speeding citations during Memorial Day weekend enforcement period
The Kansas Highway Patrol noted increases in DUI arrests and speeding citations as part of its Memorial Day weekend enforcement period. Troopers say there were 21 DUI arrests betwen 6 pm Friday and 11...
May 29, 2024 Kansas Highway Patrol badge.
Part of Lyon County Road 75 closing Wednesday for repairs
Part of a Lyon County road on the north edge of Olpe will be closed Wednesday. The Lyon County Highway Department says Road 75 will shut down for unspecified road repairs between Kansas Highway 99 and...
May 29, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
CareArc monthly board meeting includes positive monthly financial report, board evaluation and monthly and annual reports Tuesday
Yet another positive financial report highlighted the CareArc Board of Directors monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon. For April, the health center saw a net gain of $276,000, favorable to the budgeted g...
May 28, 2024 KVOE News photo.
Safe Kids Emporia and Rasmussen University team up for car seat safety check lane Tuesday
As car seats are always evolving, so too are the methods for properly installing them in your vehicle. With that in mind, local drivers had the opportunity to double-check and ensure their young passe...
May 28, 2024 Pictured left to right:
Rasmussen Nursing Students Tammy Wyatt, Jaeyton Steffan and Amanpreet Kaur and Emporia Police Detective Jaffar Agha. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Lyon County Commission to receive first 2025 budget requests Thursday
Budget requests will begin for Lyon County Commissioners Thursday morning when they convene for their regular action meeting. Commissioners will hear the first round of many appropriation requests for...
May 28, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
SCAM ALERT: City of Emporia alerting residents of door-to-door utility rate scammer
The City of Emporia is alerting residents to a potential scammer who has been going door-to-door in recent days. According to a release on the city's official Facebook page, there have been reports of...
May 28, 2024 City of Emporia graphic.
Special Olympic Torch to arrive in Emporia Wednesday as part of Law Enforcement Torch Run
The Special Olympics Games are set to be held in Wichita this weekend and athletes will get an opportunity to march in Emporia with the torch. The Law Enforcement Torch Run will leave Emporia on Thurs...
May 28, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
UNBOUND GRAVEL: Equivalent of Emporia's population could be downtown for activities
It is Unbound Gravel week. And judging from the interest, this will be an Unbound week like none other in the event's history. On KVOE's Newsmaker segment Tuesday, Marketing Manager Kristi Mohn confir...
May 28, 2024 The 2024 Unbound Gravel event is poised to have record attendance across the board this week. KVOE News file photo.
2024 candidate deadline less than a week away
In less than a week, the ballots for the 2024 election cycle will be finalized. The filing and withdrawal deadline is at noon Monday. Typically, the deadline is June 1 but that falls on a Saturday. To...
May 28, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Industrial park infrastructure improvements continue as Emporia gears up for start of 24th and Prairie, Street Rehab projects
As the city of Emporia gears up for two major infrastructure projects and the next big step in another, work is taking place to enhance a pair of the city's industrial parks. Work is well underway for...
May 28, 2024 Courtesy graphic.
