Category Archives: News
Financial matters ahead when Lyon County Commission meets Wednesday
Lyon County commissioners won't have their weekly meeting on Thanksgiving, but they will still have an action session this week. Commissioners are meeting Wednesday. The main general topic will be fin...
Nov 21, 2023 Lyon County commissioners (from left) Rollie Martin, Ken Duft, Doug Peck. KVOE News file photo.
Phillips 66 planning pipeline work in southeast Lyon County
After a recent pipeline project in southeast Lyon County, another project is coming soon. The Lyon County Highway Department says Phillips 66 plans work on Road Z, or the Lyon-Coffey county line, near...
Nov 21, 2023 Phillips 66 logo.
UPDATE: KVOE to stream Emporia Planning Commission meeting via Facebook Live Tuesday night
For those who cannot attend this evening's Planning Commission meeting regarding Newman Regional Health's proposed zoning code text changes, there is one place you will be able to view the proceedings...
Nov 21, 2023 City of Emporia graphic.
WEATHER: Over an inch of rainfall commonplace areawide; dry and pleasant Thanksgiving ahead
Healthy rain totals were commonplace Sunday and Monday. The KVOE studios got 1.3 inches of rain. Most of that total -- 0.90 inches -- came Sunday. Other totals: *Emporia Municipal Airport: 1.1 inches ...
Nov 21, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE.com.
Emporia Recreation Commission sets rental rates for new GolfZone simulator as part of monthly meeting agenda Monday
The Lee Beran Recreation Center's new Golf Zone simulator is fully installed and ready for use, however, it may still be a little while before any clubs are swung inside of it. According to Assistant ...
Nov 20, 2023 Emporia Recreation Commissioners inside of the new Golf Zone Simulator. Photo courtesy of Amanda Gutierrez/ERC.
Emporia City Manager announces completion of 12th Avenue tower restoration complete and rescinds city water watch during monthly Q&A With Trey Monday
During the most recent installment of KVOE's Q&A With Trey segment Monday morning, Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking had two exciting announcements. The first announcement was that the two-month-l...
Nov 20, 2023 KVOE Screenshot Image.
Kansas AAA: Thanksgiving travel could be third-highest since record-keeping began
If the travel projections hold, Thanksgiving 2023 won't set a record -- but Kansas AAA Manager of Public and Government Affairs Shawn Steward says it could be in the top five since AAA started keeping...
Nov 20, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
National Weather Service adjusts criteria for winter storm watches, warnings
Winter weather obviously hasn't arrived in all its glory yet. With the prospect for winter storms the next several months, however, the National Weather Service has made a few slight adjustments to on...
Nov 20, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Non-resident enrollment policy, Streaming Advisory Committee conversation ahead for USD 253 Emporia school board
Emporia Board of Education members have several items of note on the agenda for their next meeting Wednesday. Board members will start with a public hearing on the district's proposed policy for non-r...
Nov 20, 2023 USD 253 Board of Education photo.
Three people brought to Newman Regional Health after Turnpike crash in Osage County
Two Nebraskans and a Kansan were brought to Emporia for medical treatment after a wreck in Osage County early Monday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol noted the wreck just before 12:30 am at Kansas T...
Nov 20, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
