Category Archives: News
Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce holds members presentation and Q&A session regarding Flint Hills Digital Campus proposal with special planning commission meeting coming Tuesday evening
As questions continue to arise regarding the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus project, local economic leaders are continuing to try and provide as many answers as possible. The latest effort took t...
Jun 22, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Fireworks sales and discharge period to begin Saturday in and around Emporia
The sales and discharge period for fireworks begins soon in Emporia and Lyon County. The official start comes Saturday starting at 10 am when fireworks stands will be permitted to begin selling firewo...
Jun 22, 2026 KVOE News photo.
Emporia woman fatally struck by vehicle in Nebraska on Friday
An investigation is underway in Nebraska following a fatal vehicle vs pedestrian accident that claimed the life of an Emporia woman. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office in Nebraska, the a...
Jun 22, 2026 Douglas County Sheriff's Office logo.
Emporia splash pad reopened following brief repair related closure
Repairs are complete and the Emporia splash pad is back open for operations. The City of Emporia announced the temporary closure of the splash pad Monday morning due to needed repairs. According to me...
Jun 22, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
DATA CENTER: ESU monitoring Digital Campus, looks to 'solutions necessary to make Emporia a different city' for economic development
Among last week's business for the Kansas Board of Regents was a conversation with Emporia State University administrators about economic development -- and the topic of a potential data center came u...
Jun 21, 2026 Emporia State University Assistant Vice President of Government Relations and Economic Development Greg Schneider talks with the Kansas Board of Regents about economic development efforts through ESU. Kansas Board of Regents screenshot.
National Memorial to Fallen Educators to add four names after Saturday's rededication
Saturday's induction ceremony for the National Teachers Hall of Fame culminated a week's worth of activities celebrating this year's class, including the annual rededication of the National Memorial t...
Jun 21, 2026 The names of four teachers honored Saturday at the rededication of the National Memorial to Fallen Educators, as well as more than 10 others, will be officially inscribed on new granite tablets later this year. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Over 200 people attend Emporia Pride
Emporia's annual Pride celebration brought the gay, straight, allies and casual bystanders to downtown Emporia on Sunday. Pride this year featured a short parade, live music from Sunblush and Sincerel...
Jun 21, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Bonner Springs resident hurt in Chase County crash
One person was hurt after a crash on the Kansas Turnpike in Chase County on Friday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly after 11:30 am on the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 113, ...
Jun 21, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Street Rehab set to begin Monday
Emporia's annual Street Rehab project is ready to begin. Work officially starts Monday, weather permitting, with a variety of components including chip sealing, crack sealing and fog sealing ahead. Mo...
Jun 21, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Schmidt, Davids introduce legislation to halt closures of USDA county offices
Two federal lawmakers from Kansas are working "across the aisle" to ensure USDA field office numbers don't decrease. Republican Derek Schmidt of the Second District and Democrat Sharice Davids of the ...
Jun 21, 2026 US Department of Agriculture graphic.
