Category Archives: News

Water service in east Emporia will benefit from a major underground utility project beginning this fall. The Peyton Street waterline project is tentatively set for construction between September and F...

Home sales in Emporia and Lyon County were nearly at levels seen a year ago. Sunflower Association of Realtors says Emporia had 56 homes sold in June, slightly below 59 in June 2022. The median sale p...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is returning Friday to the site of a crude oil spill at a northwest Lyon County waterway. KDHE Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs Matt L...

Storm activity Friday had the potential to bring damaging winds and large hail to the KVOE listening area. The storms definitely met the forecast when it came to the winds. Wind gusts caused over 5,00...

The Emporia Fire Department is investigating following a trailer fire in east Emporia Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported around 3:20 pm at 345 Eveningside Drive. According to Emporia Fire Batta...

One of the three defendants awaiting resolution as part of the court proceedings surrounding Jesus Avila's murder may take the next step forward in August. Alan Alanis will have a plea hearing Aug. 21...

Last week's heavy rainfall came too late to impact the Drought Monitor's update map last week. That rain also had no impact on the update posted Thursday. Moderate to extreme drought still covers the ...

Emporia Main Street has a new spin on an existing event on the community calendar this weekend. The Summer Sip and Shop goes from 5-10 pm Saturday and is a variant of Moonlight Madness events held the...

The METL Prairie Pour Tour is off to a good start, according to Visit Emporia Director LeLan Dains. The METL Coalition -- for Manhattan, Emporia, Topeka and Lawrence -- has developed the Prairie Pour ...

A man accused in Lyon County District Court of distributing fentanyl early last year has been sentenced to over six years in prison. Lyon County Judge Lee Fowler sentenced Terry Don Cummings to 78 mon...