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John North Ford donates $20,000 to FHTC Advancing Tomorrow campaign
Flint Hills Technical College has another significant donation to its Advancing Tomorrow capital campaign. John North Ford is contributing $20,000 to bolster the campaign, designed to strengthen the w...
Feb 19, 2026 Flint Hills Technical College logo.
Regal Plumb hosting Founders Day event on behalf of Southwick House
As Southwick House continues fundraising for a new transitional housing facility, the longstanding home of its predecessor has a special event this weekend to update the different processes involved. ...
Feb 19, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Main Street ready for Public Improvement Auction
Emporia Main Street is in auction mode for this weekend. The annual Public Improvement Auction takes place Saturday evening. Main Street Director Casey Woods says it is always a good time for a variet...
Feb 19, 2026 Emporia Main Street graphic.
Menu full for second annual Taste of Soul Food
Emporia's Eastside Community Group wants to see you at the Emporia Senior Center on Sunday. Reason being: the second-annual Taste of Soul Food gathering and fundraiser. On KVOE's On-Air Chat this week...
Feb 19, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
One hurt after wreck near William Allen White Elementary
One person was hurt after a crash near Emporia's William Allen White Elementary on Thursday. Emporia Fire/EMS and Emporia Police responded to 10th and Cottonwood just before 9 am, finding two small SU...
Feb 19, 2026 Emporia Fire/EMS and Emporia Police responded to a crash at 10th and Cottonwood on Thursday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Very high fire danger remains into Thursday evening
A very high fire danger exists areawide the rest of Thursday. Winds have shifted from the southwest to the west-northwest and are expected to increase to between 20-30 mph through the afternoon. Relat...
Feb 19, 2026 AirNow screenshot.
UPDATE: Power restored following signifcant outage in Emporia Wednesday evening
Power has been restored to more than 1,000 Evergy customers following a power outage affecting most of the downtown Emporia corridor Wednesday evening. The outage first developed right around 7:30 pm ...
Feb 18, 2026
No injuries to humans or livestock after hay bale fire at Emporia's F&F Feeds on Wednesday
No structural damage was reported after a fire at a west Emporia business Wednesday. Initially, a structure fire was reported at Emporia's F&F Feeds shortly before 5 pm. Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope ...
Feb 18, 2026 Firefighters douse burning hay bales after an incident at Emporia's F&F Feeds on Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia City Commission welcomes US Congressman Derek Schmidt during regular action meeting
Emporia City Commissioners welcomed a special visitor for public comment during their regular action meeting Wednesday morning. Kansas US 2nd District Congressman Derek Schmidt came before commissione...
Feb 18, 2026 US Congressman Derek Schmidt appears before Emporia City Commissioners during their regular action meeting. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Flint Hills Economic Alliance announced for Emporia's economic development matters
While it is not set in stone just yet, local economic development and the agencies that have historically overseen it in the past could be changing dramatically by the end of 2026. Wednesday, represen...
Feb 18, 2026
