Category Archives: News
Kansas overall tax collections go back above expectations for September
After missing expectations in August, the state's tax collections went back above projections for September. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says September totals were just under $992 million, over 4 perc...
Oct 03, 2023 Kansas Great Seal.
ValuNet, Sparklight open grant application window for Charitable Giving Funds
ValuNet FIBER and Sparklight are now accepting applications for their Charitable Giving Funds. The program offers grants related to three categories: *Education and digital literacy *Hunger relief and...
Oct 03, 2023 ValuNet FIBER, Sparklight logos.
Kansas Congressional delegation split on stopgap funding bill
A short-term funding package for federal operations is in place. That doesn't mean everybody in Congress likes it. In fact, several Kansas Republicans -- Roger Marshall in the Senate, Tracey Mann and ...
Oct 03, 2023 US Capitol. National Parks Service photo.
Medicare town hall set for Tuesday evening
Open enrollment begins soon for Medicare and Medicaid. To get people ready for the open enrollment window, Newman Regional Health, Haag Pharmacy, Senior Health Insurance Counselors for Kansas, K-State...
Oct 03, 2023 Newman Regional Health graphic.
SOS encouraging residents to take part in Domestic Violence Awareness Month events
October is an important month for SOS, and it is encouraging residents to get involved in its activities connected to Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Community Relations Director Cara Codney, a gue...
Oct 03, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
New Start Choir beginning rehearsals Tuesday, October 17
Emporia has a brand new choir that is set to begin rehearsals later this month. The New Start Choir will hold its first open rehearsal on Tuesday, October 17 inside of Messiah Lutheran Church at 7:15 ...
Oct 02, 2023 New Start Choir Courtesy Image.
No charges confirmed in Colorado, but fugitive case against Lieurance begins in Lyon County connected to deaths of Emporia women
Court proceedings are pending in Colorado in the apparent homicides of two Emporia women, but they have started in Lyon County against the man considered as the only announced suspect in the case. Phi...
Oct 02, 2023 Phillip Lieurance. Lyon County Jail photo.
Inaugural Radical Champions Campaign underway through early November
A radical new fundraiser is now underway within Emporia. Radical Life Core Community recently launched its inaugural Radical Champions Campaign which has tasked 15 community members to raise $1,000 ea...
Oct 02, 2023 Radical Life Core Community image.
WEATHER: Climate forecast mentions possible drought relief by December
Despite a pair of heavy rainfall events in late September, the latest climate information packet from the National Weather Service Wichita office doesn't show much improvement in the current drought, ...
Oct 02, 2023 National Weather Service graphic.
Evergy announces incentives for EV charging stations
As electric vehicles gain more popularity, Evergy is reminding business owners and others about several incentives for installing charging stations. Businesses planning to install 10 so-called Level 2...
Oct 02, 2023 Evergy logo.
