Category Archives: News
WEATHER: Frosty Friday morning, possibly stormy Saturday evening
Frosty conditions are coming to the KVOE listening area soon. After a mild Thursday with highs in the low 30s, temperatures will approach freezing early Friday. As a result, the National Weather Servi...
Apr 4, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
California music teacher named as third inductee into 2024 National Teachers Hall of Fame class
The National Teachers Hall of Fame has announced it's third inductee in the class of 2024. Keith Ballard, a music teacher at Southwest Middle School in San Diego, California learned of his selection t...
Apr 3, 2024 2024 National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee Keith Ballard.
Photo courtesy of National Teachers Hall of Fame.
Emporia West Plaza gains CID status as part of Emporia City Commission action session Wednesday
Emporia's West Plaza retail center now has a new distinction, Community Improvement District. The CID status was granted, following a brief public hearing, by Emporia City Commissioners as part of the...
Apr 3, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Sacred Heart School Feast for the Future sells out
If you wanted to attend Sacred Heart School's Feast for the Future this week, you're too late. If you still want to donate to the cause, you're not too late. Principal Curtis Simons says the last avai...
Apr 3, 2024 Sacred Heart School graphic.
Flint Hills Technical College off to good start telling its story after featured by in actor Dennis Quaid's Viewpoint Project
Flint Hills Technical College is in the process of telling its story to a regional and possibly a national audience in the near future. The school was a focus of a recent feature by Viewpoint Project,...
Apr 3, 2024 Flint Hills Technical College website photo.
Evergy announces assistance option for customers behind on monthly bills
Evergy customers who have fallen behind on their monthly bills and are struggling to catch up may be eligible for help from the utility. The Evergy Cares Kansas Fund is designed to help customers who ...
Apr 3, 2024 Evergy logo.
Schreiber runs for re-election
Kansas House 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber is running for re-election. Schreiber has represented most of Emporia and nearby areas since 2017. Schreiber is a graduate of Emporia State Uni...
Apr 3, 2024 Mark Schreiber. Courtesy photo.
Breaking Barriers: Women in Leadership Conference coming Saturday at ESU
Emporia State Associated Student Government has its Breaking Barriers: Women in Leadership Conference taking place this weekend. Activities are from 9 am to 2:30 pm at the Memorial Union Webb Hall. Em...
Apr 3, 2024 Emporia State University graphic.
Turnpike Authority approves contract for Admire toll plaza demolition, teases notable announcement coming Friday
Processes continue to speed towards the start of cashless tolling for the Kansas Turnpike this summer, and an area project now has a contract approved. The Turnpike Authority approved a nearly $2 mill...
Apr 3, 2024 Kansas Turnpike Authority photo.
25th annual Newman Regional Health Teddy Bear Clinic coming to Flint Hills Mall Saturday
The 25th annual Newman Regional Health Teddy Bear Clinic is coming Saturday. The educational event will welcome young patients and their stuffed friends to Flint Hills Mall from 9 am to 1 pm. During t...
Apr 2, 2024 Newman Regional Health graphic.
