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No injuries reported following vehicle and pole collision near Allen Tuesday
A juvenile was apparently unharmed after a vehicle collided with a pole near Allen late Tuesday morning. According to Lyon County Deputy Riley Jones, the accident occurred at approximately 11:30 am in...
Oct 20, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Development agreement standards to be one of the key focuses for Emporia City Commissioners during regular meeting slate Wednesday
The City of Emporia's recently released development agreement guidelines will be one of the main talking points towards the end of the city commission's meeting slate Wednesday. The agreement standard...
Oct 20, 2026 Emporia City Commission. (Clockwise from top left): Erren Harter, Kurt Steinkuhler, Becky Smith, Monica Duncan, Tammi Ogle. City of Emporia photo.
Peak deer season now underway
We are now into the fall season, which means one certainty for local drivers: they're not on the road alone. The fall season, also referred to as peak deer season, means the four-legged animals will h...
Oct 20, 2026 Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks photo.
ISSUES FORUM: Emporians for Progress and Emporia Neighbors United continue debate surrounding pending ballot questions seeking to ban data center projects and related equipment
The ongoing public debate surrounding the data center-related petition questions on the November 3 general election ballot made its way to KVOE's airwaves Tuesday morning, taking center stage on KVOE'...
Oct 20, 2026 Pictured left to right: Jay Vehige and Edgar Esparza (Emporia Neighbors United), Casey Woods (Emporians for Progress) and author Heath Jeppson. Photo by Ron Thomas/KVOE News
Boil water advisory rescinded for city of Allen, still in place until further notice for city of Admire
A boil water advisory has been rescinded for one north Lyon County community, but continues for another. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment in a news release Tuesday, the cit...
Oct 20, 2026 Kansas Department of Health and Environment graphic.
Need remains high for Emporia Salvation Army Food Pantry with annual KVOE Drive for Food coming Thursday
The annual KVOE Drive for Food is coming Thursday and the need for donations remains great, according to Salvation Army Captain Mylie Hadden on KVOE's Newsmaker segment Tuesday morning. KVOE is still ...
Oct 20, 2026
Camp Hope to benefit from upcoming on-air fundraiser ahead of 13th annual Match Day
KVOE will host an on-air fundraiser Tuesday, Oct. 27, for one of the many local organizations making a difference in the community. Camp Hope, an inclusive summer camp for children with autism, is a p...
Oct 19, 2026 Camp Hope logo
Annual EMS Walk-a-thon exceeds $22,000 in funds raised Monday
Once again, students at Emporia Middle School went the extra mile, quite literally, in support of several local charitable causes Monday. The 13th annual EMS Walk-a-Thon saw sixth grade students band ...
Oct 19, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
UPDATE: Phone lines operational again following brief disruptuon at Newman Regional Health
Phone services have been restored at Newman Regional Health. Phone lines for the hospital were down for a period of time Monday with KVOE News first being alerted to the outage just before 3 pm. As of...
Oct 19, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Donations now being accepted for 13th annual Match Day
The 13th annual Emporia Community Foundation Match Day is still a little less than a month away, but residents don't have to wait til then to start giving. Nearly all forms of giving, including cash, ...
Oct 19, 2026 Emporia Community Foundation graphic.
