Category Archives: News
Bultakov set for extradition review hearing next month
An extradition hearing is coming next month in the case of a man arrested in Lyon County on charges of violent sexual activity in another state. The review hearing is set for 1:30 pm Feb. 6 in the Lyo...
Jan 17, 2024 Jamshid Bultakov. Lyon County Jail Photo.
WEATHER: USD 253, other school districts make bus adjustments while opening school as scheduled Wednesday; several area schools close due to broken water lines
Temperatures will get above freezing Wednesday, but that doesn't mean the impact of our extended cold blast has melted away just yet. Most area school districts were planning to return to school Tuesd...
Jan 17, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia City Commission convening for regular slate of meetings Wednesday
Emporia City Commissioners are convening for their regular action and study meetings Wednesday. As part of the action agenda, commissioners will consider approval of a conditional use permit for 502 C...
Jan 16, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Nesting Incorporated inviting community to introductory meeting next month
Lyon County's newest non-profit organization will have an informational meeting to introduce itself to the local community next month. Nesting Incorporated is a non-profit organization that works to s...
Jan 16, 2024 Nesting Incorporated Logo.
RDA board calls special meeting Thursday
A special meeting is ahead this week for the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors. The RDA board will meet at 3 pm Thursday at the Trusler Business Center. The ag...
Jan 16, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Casteel appealing Lyon County aggravated battery conviction
An appeal is coming after an aggravated battery conviction in Lyon County District Court from this past fall. Logan Casteel was sentenced earlier this month to 52 months in prison. The jury found Cast...
Jan 16, 2024 Logan Casteel. Lyon County Jail photo.
Mertens, Cooper discuss United Way of Flint Hills direction on KVOE Morning Show interview
It was a job she didn't realize she wanted until asked, but now that she pursued it -- and accepted it -- Daphne Mertens says she made the right call to go for the CEO position with the United Way of ...
Jan 16, 2024 United Way of the Flint Hills logo.
Emporia Area Chamber announces Business, Volunteer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award
The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for its Annual Meeting by starting to announce its award winners. Chamber President and CEO Jeanine McKenna says Clark Carpet & Tile is the Busine...
Jan 16, 2024 Left photo (from left): Lori and Pat Clark. Right photo (from left): Matt Johnson, Michelle Margeson, Karen Belford, Jeanine McKenna, Kelly Mayer. Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce photos.
Lyndon home destroyed by fire Sunday
Osage and Franklin county authorities battled a destructive house fire in Lyndon this past weekend. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says there was a report of a possible house fire at 329 West Ninth ...
Jan 16, 2024 Google Maps image.
Troopers, emergency crews respond to injury wrecks in Lyon, Chase counties Monday
Monday saw at least two reported injury wrecks in the KVOE listening area. The first one happened around 7 am at Kansas Turnpike mile marker 106 southbound, just over 20 miles southwest of Emporia and...
Jan 16, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
