Category Archives: News
USD 252 board to renew discussions on Olpe fitness park, nepotism policy, electric bus grants
Ongoing conversations on several topics will be the gist of Wednesday's meeting of the USD 252 Southern Lyon County Board of Education. Boad members will discuss the fiscal 2024 budget, as well as the...
Aug 08, 2023 USD 252 Southern Lyon County logo.
KVOE takes home three first-place awards through annual Kansas Association of Broadcasters contest
KVOE received several top honors as part of the Kansas Association of Broadcasters' annual contest this week. The KVOE News department received two medium-market first-place awards at the individual l...
Aug 08, 2023
2023 Lyon County Fair: Premium Sale
The emotional peak of the Lyon County Fair is typically reserved for Premium Sale night, and Monday was no exception at the Fairgrounds Show Arena. 4-H participants say they have enjoyed this year's f...
Aug 08, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
USD 386 planning to start school year on time despite damage to Madison High School
As of now, USD 386 Madison Virgil is not expecting any alterations to the start of the academic year. That's according to Superintendent Tammy Baird who spoke with KVOE News Monday afternoon, a little...
Aug 07, 2023 USD 386 Madison-Virgil photo.
Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce committed to establishing new childcare services in Emporia while awaiting word on DCF grant
While the funding source is still uncertain, Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jeanine McKenna says they are committed to providing additional childcare services to the Emporia commun...
Aug 07, 2023
Future Funding Task Force to recommend new rec center construction following recent meeting Monday
If a recommendation from the Emporia Recreation Commission's Future Funding Task Force finds favor with both the ERC and Emporia City Commission, a new recreation center may be coming to Emporia. Duri...
Aug 07, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
As work nears finish line at Sixth and Prairie and on Highland, Emporia City Engineer's Office focuses on upcoming CCLIP work and other projects
As two major street construction zones are set to wrap up in Emporia, work continues on two other projects and is about to begin on two others. A public information meeting has been announced for 6 pm...
Aug 07, 2023 CCLIP work is set to begin over the next month on US Highway 50 from the east city limits (pictured) to Mechanic. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Sertoma Club Miniature Train back up and running after maintenance; free rides extended until August 16th
A minor speed bump with the Sertoma Club Miniature Train hasn't slowed things down. The train had been shut down for several weeks last month due to maintenance. Sertoma Club member Terri Summey tells...
Aug 07, 2023 KVOE News File Photo
Board retreat, regular meeting ahead Wednesday for USD 253 Emporia Board of Education
The USD 253 Emporia School Board has a pair of meetings Wednesday. Board members will officially start with a special meeting for the annual board retreat. No action will come from that meeting. Follo...
Aug 07, 2023 Mary Herbert Education Center. KVOE News file photo.
National Teachers Hall of Fame encouraging inductee involvement in The Teacher Salary Project
A national effort to increase the minimum starting salary for teachers through federal funds has the attention of the National Teachers Hall of Fame. Interim Executive Director Carol Strickland says t...
Aug 07, 2023 Teacher Salary Project logo.
