Category Archives: News
KVOE On-Air Chat becomes on-air tribute to outgoing Voice of the Hornets Greg Rahe
Tributes, thanks and well wishes have been delivered in abundance over the past three weeks as longtime KVOE Sports Director and Emporia State play-by-play voice Greg Rahe begins a new chapter in his ...
Jul 20, 2023 KVOE's On-Air Chat on Wednesday was a tribute to the work and impact of outgoing Sports Director and Voice of the Hornets Greg Rahe (top, third from center). In studio with Rahe were (clockwise from top) KVOE Promotions Director Erren Harter, Emporia State head football coach Garin Higgins, KVOE station owner Steve Sauder, Emporia High Athletics Director Beau Welch, former Emporia State athletics director Kent Weiser and current ESU Associate Athletics Director and Head of Media Relations Don Weast. Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Sports.
Plea hearing delayed for Americus woman accused of producing child sex abuse materials
A hearing in a federal child sex abuse materials case has been delayed. Earlier this year, attorneys for Brandi Snyder of Americus had filed a notice of intent to change her initial plea of not guilty...
Jul 20, 2023 Brandi Snyder. Kansas Bureau of Investigation photo.
Friends of the Emporia Public Library to hold flash sale this weekend
The Friends of the Emporia Public Library will be having a flash sale this weekend. It'll take place Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 618 Mechanic just north of the library. On KVOE's Morn...
Jul 20, 2023 Emporia Public Library logo
Demolition begins at old Fanestil Meats production facility
A longtime effort to demolish Fanestil Meats' original production plant just south of Emporia is finally underway. Crews started demolishing the nearly 40,000-square-foot building last week. As part o...
Jul 20, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Part of West 12th closed Thursday for leak repair
Part of West 12th Avenue in far west Emporia is closed to traffic Thursday. Emporia Public Works is repairing a leak on a water line at Graham Street. West 12th between Graham and Scott is set to be c...
Jul 20, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Drought eases slightly north of Emporia
Rainfall from the past two weeks put a small dent in the area's drought north of Emporia. Thursday's update from the US Drought Monitor shows abnormally dry conditions across north Lyon and south Waba...
Jul 20, 2023 US Drought Monitor map.
WEATHER: Heavy rain stays east and south of Emporia; signal restored for Halls Summit transmitter
Strong storms have given some parts of the KVOE listening area much-needed rainfall while bypassing others. Storms developed south of Emporia, fizzled and then developed northeast of Emporia before su...
Jul 19, 2023 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
Demolition of Emporia State's Central Morse Hall previews construction of new Nursing and Student Wellness complex
Demolition is underway near the heart of the Emporia State campus as the university gets ready for a major new construction project. Central Morse Hall is in the early demolition phase to make way for...
Jul 19, 2023 Bill McKernan/Emporia State University.
Emporia City Commission approves establishment of Homelessness Advisory Board during regular meeting Wednesday
Emporia City Commissioners have approved the establishment of a new advisory board focused on overseeing issues of homelessness within the Emporia community. Commissioners approved resolution 3700 dur...
Jul 19, 2023 Emporia City Commission
Pictured Left to Right:
Jamie Sauder, Susan Brinkman, Danny Giefer, Becky Smith and Erren Harter.
Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
USDA encouraging applicants to secure funding through Rural Energy for America Program
The United States Department of Agriculture is encouraging ag producers and small businesses to take advantage of available grant funding for energy renewal and efficiency projects. USDA Rural Develop...
Jul 19, 2023 US Department of Agriculture logo.
