Category Archives: News
Grant support and annual Motorola payment among approved items by Lyon County Commissioners Thursday
Letters of support, annual payments and human resource matters all gained approval from Lyon County Commissioners Thursday morning. Commissioners first approved a pair of letters of support for grants...
Oct 12, 2023 Lyon County commissioners (from left) Rollie Martin, Ken Duft, Doug Peck. KVOE News file photo.
Author and expert on the life and legacy of Preston B. Plumb Johanna Wickman hosts book discussion on recent published work Thursday
While best known as being one of the founders of the city of Emporia, the impacts of Preston Plumb can be felt all across the nation. Plumb's impact, life and legacy were all recently detailed in the ...
Oct 12, 2023 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Grand opening announced for Harbor Freight
Emporia's new Harbor Freight store will officially open later this month. The store has actually ben open for a few days following renovations inside and outside the store at Flinthills Mall, but the ...
Oct 12, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
City Commission candidates Jamie Sauder, Travis Hitt address pressing matters on KVOE Candidate Forum
The Emporia City Commission half of KVOE's 2023 Candidate Forums have ended after an on-air conversation Thursday morning. Incumbent Jamie Sauder and challenger Travis Hitt discussed several topics of...
Oct 12, 2023 Travis Hitt (from left), Jamie Sauder. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
US Highway 54 resurfacing work begins west of Eureka
Road resurfacing work begins Thursday in Greenwood County. The Kansas Department of Transportation says resurfacing of US Highway 54 across much of the county could last into early December. Work will...
Oct 12, 2023 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
Kansas finalizes two-person rail crew policy
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says the state has now implemented a rule mandating two-person crews at minimum for lead locomotives in trains moving across the state. In May, the governor directed the Ka...
Oct 12, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Kansas governor plans another push to expand Medicaid after recent closure of Herington Hospital
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is using the recent, sudden closure of a hospital near the KVOE listening area to bolster her longstanding push for the state to expand Medicaid. Herington Hospital, in ope...
Oct 12, 2023 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Middle School teacher returning home Friday from Middle East: 'A very emotional trip'
Joanna Kessinger gets to come home Friday, which might not sound like a big deal until you realize she's been a witness to the unrest in Israel for most of the past week. The English Language Arts tea...
Oct 12, 2023 Joanna Kessinger.
#Vote2023: General Election Information
Listed here is information about candidates, candidate forums, polling places and upcoming dates of note for the 2023 general election Nov. 7. Lyon County Emporia City Commission (vote for three) *Err...
Oct 12, 2023 Kansas Secretary of State graphic.
Update on city industrial parks during recent Emporia Enterprises meeting shows large amount of interest from outside companies
According to a report from Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas President Chuck Scott, a lot of interest has been expressed in property located within the city of Emporia's Industri...
Oct 11, 2023 City of Emporia logo.
