Category Archives: News
Community Corrections Director Steve Willis announces resignation Thursday
Community Corrections will be searching for a new leader in the coming weeks. Full details as to what the search will look like is currently pending, however, it comes after current Director Steve Wil...
Sep 07, 2023 Steve Willis
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New name, familiar role; Susan Brinkman chosen to lead Southwick House as executive director
Emporia's Southwick House now has its leader, and it is a face that is very familiar with the agency and its mission. Emporia Mayor Susan Brinkman has been chosen to lead the agency as its executive d...
Sep 07, 2023 Susan Brinkman. Courtesy photo.
Lyon County Commission approves fiscal 24 budget during weekly session Thursday
Lyon County's fiscal 2024 budget is now official. Commissioners approved the better than $40 million budget Thursday morning during their regular action session. The budget brings with it a 4.5 mill i...
Sep 07, 2023 Lyon County commissioners (from left) Rollie Martin, Ken Duft, Doug Peck. KVOE News file photo.
Emporia City Commission appoints members to Homelessness Advisory Board Wednesday
After formally establishing the city's first-ever Homelessness Advisory Board, the nine inaugural members have been appointed. Following a high level of interest, roughly 20 applicants, Emporia City C...
Sep 07, 2023 City of Emporia logo.
Motions hearing ahead for Emporia man accused of rape in Douglas County
A motions hearing is ahead Friday for an Emporia man accused of rape in Douglas County. Romeo D Martinez will appear in court at 1:30 pm to request changes in his bond terms, including a change in his...
Sep 07, 2023 Kansas Courts graphic.
Extradition process underway for alleged Tennessee fugitive
A review hearing is ahead for a woman accused in Lyon County District Court of being a fugitive from justice in Tennessee. Darla Katherine Yelverton will be back in Lyon County District Court at 1:30 ...
Sep 07, 2023 Darla Yelverton. Lyon County Jail photo.
Schroeder sentenced to over four years in prison for aggravated burglary, aggravated domestic battery
A man who accepted a plea agreement in Lyon County District Court on aggravated burglary and aggravated domestic battery charges will spend over four years in prison. Matthew Schroeder was sentenced t...
Sep 07, 2023 Matthew Schroeder. Kansas Department of Corrections photo.
Record turnout expected for Saturday's Great American Market
Record turnout is in store for Emporia's Great American Market on Saturday. Emporia Main Street Director Casey Woods says over 200 vendors will be part of the event. Local vendors will participate. So...
Sep 07, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
VA announces deadline for certain veterans to enroll directly in agency's health care program
Military veterans who deployed to a combat zone, left active duty between Sept. 11, 2001 and Oct. 1, 2013 -- and who never enrolled in health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs -- have un...
Sep 07, 2023 US Department of Veterans Affairs logo.
Rolling road blocks underway on Kansas Turnpike northeast of Emporia
Rolling road blocks are taking place on the Kansas Turnpike northeast of Emporia on Thursday. Turnpike Authority crews are installing gantries as part of its ongoing push towards cashless tolling all ...
Sep 07, 2023 Kansas Turnpike Authority logo.
