Category Archives: News
Newman Board of Trustees approves groundwork for network extension into soon to be former Crosswinds facility
With Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness in the process of vacating its longtime home at 1000 Lincoln Street, Newman Regional Health has approved plans to occupy the space by late next year. The Newman...
Dec 30, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Area residents asked to 'give something that means something' and step up blood donations in 2024
Give something that means something. That's one of two mantras discussed on KVOE's Morning Show on Friday by American Red Cross Central Plains spokesperson Susan Faler as she asked residents to donate...
Dec 30, 2023 American Red Cross photo.
Low water crossing work to close Road V between Roads 280-300
The Lyon County Highway Department has some road work plannned in northeast Lyon County within the week. The Highway Department plans to shut down Road V between Roads 280 and 300 beginning as soon as...
Dec 30, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County Sheriff asks residents to ring in the new year responsibly over the holiday weekend
Revelers are gearing up to take in the new year this weekend and local law enforcement are encouraging them to do so, but to do it responsibly. Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope tells residents to be mind...
Dec 30, 2023 KVOE News file photo
Admire man killed in I-35 wreck near Emporia
An Admire man was killed in the early-Saturday traffic incident on Interstate 35 near Emporia's Burlingame Road exit. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a semi driven by 43-year-old Raul Romero-Ruiz of Me...
Dec 30, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Updated memorandum of understanding in hand of Emporia Recreation Commission following tabling of previous document earlier this month
A new document is in hand and may see consideration by Emporia Recreation Commissioners during their monthly meeting in late January. The document, an updated version of a Memorandum of Understanding ...
Dec 29, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Liquidation ongoing, closing date still pending for Graves Drugs as 2023 draws to a close
Liquidation of inventory continues for Graves Drugs and likely will into the new year with a closing date for the storefront still unclear at this time. That's according to owner Melissa Daniels who s...
Dec 29, 2023 Beacon SchneiderCorp photo.
Tractor fire reported in north Lyon County
A reported tractor fire has kept Allen-Admire firefighters busy Friday morning. The fire was reported just before 10:30 am in the 1200 block of Road 310, about 13 miles due north of Emporia, about fou...
Dec 29, 2023 Google Maps image.
Wabaunsee County investigation leads to Florida conviction, lengthy sentence on child sex abuse
An investigation involving a Wabaunsee County child and authorities has led to a lengthy sentence for a Colorado man on child sex abuse crimes in Florida. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office says a ...
Dec 29, 2023 Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office graphic.
Early renovations underway at Chase County Old School
Early renovation work is underway now for part of the old Chase County School in Cottonwood Falls. Ceiling work underway now is actually benefiting both the space now active as a community center and ...
Dec 29, 2023 Chase County Old School Development District photo.
