Category Archives: News
County Commission approves monthly late start for Treasurer's office as part of regular meeting Thursday
The Lyon County Treasurer's Office will now have a late start to operations once a month beginning next month. As part of their regular action meeting Thursday morning, commissioners approved a reques...
Aug 31, 2023 Lyon County commissioners (from left) Rollie Martin, Ken Duft, Doug Peck. KVOE News file photo.
Anesthesia services contract approved by Newman Board of Trustees Wednesday
Newman Regional Health's longstanding partnership with Emporia Anesthesia Associates will continue for the near future following the hospital's Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday. According to incomi...
Aug 31, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
No plans now to restock Peter Pan Park pond following fish kill earlier in August
Restocking of the Peter Pan Park pond is not necessary at this time following a fish kill from earlier this month according to Emporia leadership. City Facilities Manager Kevin Hanlin spoke with KVOE ...
Aug 31, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Hush: ESU reinvestment model, designed to positively impact wide range of students, is doing well
Emporia State University President Ken Hush says a transformation is fully underway on campus, and he offered his perspective on KVOE's Morning Show on Thursday. Hush says the "ESU model," which has f...
Aug 31, 2023 Ken Hush. Emporia State University photo.
Increased Labor Day travel expected versus last year
Highways, airways and waterways will be busy this Labor Day holiday weekend. Nationwide, AAA is expecting domestic bookings for flights, hotels, rental cars and cruises to be up four percent. Internat...
Aug 31, 2023 AAA graphic.
Moran to tour Flint Hills Technical College, speak at Secure Semiconductor Manufacturing groundbreaking
US Senator Jerry Moran will be busy with stops in the KVOE listening area Friday. Moran will tour Flint Hills Technical College beginning at 11:15 am. He will then attend and speak at the groundbreaki...
Aug 31, 2023 moran.senate.gov screenshot.
Lyon County meth distribution case moving to pretrial in October
Pretrial and arraignment is coming in October for a Lyon County methamphetamine distribution case. James Joseph Lee is formally accused of one count of distributing up to 100 grams of methamphetamine ...
Aug 31, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Marion County Record reporter files federal lawsuit against Marion police chief
The first federal lawsuit has been filed in relation to the Marion Police Department raid on the Marion County Record in mid-August. Reporter Deb Gruver has filed against Police Chief Gideon Cody, all...
Aug 31, 2023 Marion County Record logo.
WEATHER: Extreme drought expands slightly in Lyon County
Extreme drought is covering a bit more ground than it did last week. In the latest weekly update from the US Drought Monitor, extreme drought expanded east to cover all of Chase County and nose into f...
Aug 31, 2023 US Drought Monitor map.
Ninth and Woodland water main break fixed, but failure in 900 block of Sunnyslope still getting repaired
Repairs are done on one of two water main breaks affecting a west Emporia neighborhood. The city says repairs ended at Ninth and Woodland shortly after 10 am, or about three hours after the water main...
Aug 31, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
