Category Archives: News
Olpe, Waverly readying for town festivals
Olpe and Waverly are welcoming one and all to their town festivals this weekend. Olpe Downhome fills the Saturday schedule with activities including a run, meals, fishing derby, bed races, Olpe Fire D...
Jul 13, 2023 Olpe Downhome. KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County Planning Board OKs commercial solar energy policy, quarry expansion at monthly meeting
The Lyon County Planning Board took steps to help commercial solar projects in general and a rock quarry company specifically in its monthly meeting Wednesday. The Planning Board approved an addition ...
Jul 13, 2023 Lyon County logo.
USD 252 Southern Lyon County to fund portion of Olpe Fitness Park project
USD 252 Southern Lyon County will fund a portion of the Olpe Fitness Park project. Board members voted 4-3 to have the district contribute $600,000 to the project as a part of their board meeting Wedn...
Jul 12, 2023 Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE News
An extension of the Maynard closing date and the subsidizing of reduced meal costs both gain USD 253 Board approval Wednesday
The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce now has until mid-September to secure funding for its planned purchase of the former Maynard Early Childhood Education Building. The extension follows approval by ...
Jul 12, 2023 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
USD 253 Board appoints Brent Burns as new Emporia High School assistant principal
Emporia High School has a new assistant principal following approval by the USD 253 Board of Education Wednesday night. As part of the consent agenda portion of their regular meeting, the board approv...
Jul 12, 2023 Emporia High School Assistant Principal Brent Burns. USD 253 Emporia courtesy photo.
WEATHER: Typical summer heat continues after sauna-like day areawide, strong storms south of Emporia Wednesday night
Storms developed as expected, but they steered clear of almost the entire KVOE listening area Wednesday. Storms developed in southeast Coffey County after 7 pm and also formed in central Greenwood Cou...
Jul 12, 2023 KVOE logo.
EMPORIA STATE: Eleven professors file federal suit against university, citing civil conspiracy, US Constitution violations
With hearings next week in Lyon County District Court on the future of several terminated Emporia State University professors, a lawsuit involving those educators and others dismissed last fall has no...
Jul 12, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Pair of Emporia railroad crossings to close next week; lightning strike to affect downtown traffic signal for months
A pair of railroad crossings in Emporia will be closing soon. Burlington Northern Santa Fe says crossings at East and Peyton will shut down for maintenance starting as soon as Monday morning. Closures...
Jul 12, 2023 City of Emporia logo.
Major street projects at Sixth and Prairie, on Highland could wrap up next month
Progress is evident as a pair of street improvement projects continue in Emporia. For the Highland Street construction zone, City Engineer Jim Ubert says a lot of work is now done. New signal poles wi...
Jul 12, 2023 Construction projects continue at Sixth and Prairie (left) and on Highland between 12th and 16th. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Work continues to trim 2024 Lyon County budget
Lyon County commissioners continued their conversations about the 2024 budget in a study session Wednesday. This round of talks, including an in-person visit with Sheriff Jeff Cope and brief discussio...
Jul 12, 2023 Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope (top left) discusses budget concerns with (clockwise from top) County Commissioners Rollie Martin and Ken Duft, County Counselor Molly Priest, County Commissioner Doug Peck and County Controller Dan Williams. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
