Category Archives: News
Local leadership says recent community review results indicate attention is being placed in the right areas for future growth
Housing, workforce development, broadband connectivity and culture, tourism and recreation were all areas highlighted following a nearly year-long review through Atlas Community Studios in partnership...
Feb 9, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Emporia native and drag superstar Q receives warm welcome home during watch party and drag show event at Granada Theatre Friday night
Emporia's one and only drag superstar returned home Friday to a welcome like no other. Q didn't make the trip to Emporia alone as several members of his drag family from Kansas City came along and put...
Feb 9, 2024 Q celebrates with the Emporia community after being named the winner in episode 6 of RuPaul's Drag Race season 16. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
A change in leadership will not mean a change in relationships with local governing bodies for Emporia Senior Center
Will the coming changes in leadership for the Emporia Senior Center mean any changes in its relationship with local governing entities? According to ESC, Lyon County and city leadership, the answer is...
Feb 9, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Answering the call; Community response leads to around 40 care packages for troops stationed overseas
For the last two weeks, the Emporia Main Street offices have more resembled a mini-mart according to Community Development Coordinator Jessica Buccholz. Alexis Nuessen, along with her children, and Ma...
Feb 9, 2024 Photo by Jessica Buccholz, Emporia Main Street.
Goodman remains adamantly opposed to relaxation of marijuana laws -- or outright decriminalization
With retirement ahead by the end of the calendar year, Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman reiterated longstanding concerns about drug enforcement policy during the KVOE Talk of Emporia on Friday. For y...
Feb 9, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Snowflakes, raindrops, little to no accumulation expected for Super Bowl Sunday
There could be some snowflakes early Sunday, but there shouldn't be any weather-related issues for your Super Bowl party. A winter storm will bring the chance of precipitation to the area for much of ...
Feb 9, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
Preliminary work to begin later this month on replacing I-35 bridge over Lincoln Street
Work begins later this month to replace the Interstate 35 bridge over Lincoln Street, although the main construction period won't begin until April. The city says the Kansas Department of Transportati...
Feb 9, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Exterior demolition process awaits for Emporia State's Butcher Education Center
By the end of the month, weather permitting, demolition of Emporia State's Butcher Education Center will be visible. Interior demolition has been underway for several weeks. Emporia State had put the ...
Feb 9, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Newman Regional Health receives Blue Cross Blue Shield Maternity Plus designation
Over the past several years, Newman Regional Health has received a lot of awards just through the work of its Women's Life Center. The most recent was announced last month when the hospital was named ...
Feb 9, 2024 Newman Regional Health's Saylor Middleton, Bobby Johnson and Heather Aylward joined KVOE's Morning Show on Thursday to discuss the Blue Cross Blue Shield Maternity Plus designation. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve opens application window for summer 2024 Youth Conservation Corps
There's still another month-plus left of winter on the calendar, but the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve has its eyes set on summer to a degree. The preserve is now accepting applications for high...
Feb 9, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
