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KANSAS SUPREME COURT: Hearing next week in Lyon County contraband, weapons possession case
Plans remain on track for a Lyon County contraband and weapon possession case to go before the Kansas Supreme Court next week. A Lyon County jury convicted Crista Hinostroza two years ago for traffick...
Sep 06, 2023 Crista Hinostroza. Kansas Department of Corrections photo.
LYON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT: Meyers pleads to drug possession; Wollard begins court process for alleged drug distribution
Sentencing is ahead next month for a woman who initially had plea hearings in four separate cases Tuesday. Amy Renee Meyers pleaded no contest to single felony counts of drug possession as part of two...
Sep 06, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
2024 Lyon County budget may be approved Thursday
Lyon County commissioners could finish off this year's budget cycle as part of their action session Thursday. Commissioners will have a public hearing on the 2024 budget at 10:30 am before voting on t...
Sep 06, 2023 KVOE News file photo .
WEATHER: Air quality unhealthy with haze from Pacific Northwest, Canada overhead
Hazy conditions are already evident at ground level Wednesday morning due to grass fires elsewhere, and the haze will stay with us through much of Thursday. Northerly winds Wednesday and Wednesday nig...
Sep 06, 2023 Airnow.gov graphic.
Firefighters handle stubborn grass fire near Madison
Firefighters spent extended time in north Greenwood County battling a stubborn grass fire Tuesday. Greenwood County Dispatch says crews were toned out to 370th Street and Y-25 Street about two miles e...
Sep 06, 2023 Office of Kansas State Fire Marshal graphic.
ESU Special Collections and Archives opening latest exhibit Wednesday
Emporia State Univeristy's Special Collections and Archives will unveil its latest exhibit with a special reception Wednesday afternoon. A Journey Toward Freedom: Black Americans and the Great Migrati...
Sep 05, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Plans developing for 2024 following fourth annual Halfway to Everywhere Festival Saturday
With Halfway to Everywhere 2023 now in the books, planning is already underway for Halfway 2024. Lead Organizer Hank Osterhout, a guest of KVOE's Morning Show Tuesday, was asked if he has any bands al...
Sep 05, 2023 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
4H agent Corinne Patterson moves on to new career path following more than a decade with Lyon County Extension Office
After over a decade, Lyon County Extension 4H Agent Corinne Patterson has moved on to new pastures, literally. Patterson's tenure with extension concluded at the end of August. Patterson has moved on ...
Sep 05, 2023 Photo courtesy of Kandace Griffin Photography.
CCLIP project underway on East US Highway 50
Emporia's annual CCLIP work zone is underway. Early work started last week on the City Connecting Link Improvement Program with concrete work from Mechanic to the viaduct. City Engineer Jim Ubert says...
Sep 05, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Cahoone hopes SOS continues 'legacy of hope' after her retirement in March 2024
SOS Executive Director Connie Cahoone hopes the agency continues a "legacy of hope" when a new director is named next year. Cahoone will retire in March, and a nationwide search for a new director wil...
Sep 05, 2023 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
