Category Archives: News
IdeaTek recognized on Inc Magazine's Best Workplaces of 2026 list after employee survey
IdeaTek has received special recognition from Inc Magazine. The publication has IdeaTek on its list of Best Workplaces for 2026, with the recognition coming from an anonymous survey of the company's e...
Jun 11, 2026 IdeaTek graphic.
Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative gains state, federal funding for pole and line replacements
An electric utility serving part of the KVOE listening area has been approved for federal and state funds to help with ongoing projects. Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative has received almost $460...
Jun 11, 2026 Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative logo.
Mill-and-overlay ahead for K-68 southeast of Lyndon
Highway construction begins next week on a state highway south of Lyndon. The Kansas Department of Transportation begins a mill-and-overlay project on Kansas Highway 68 on Monday. The project will str...
Jun 11, 2026 Kansas Department of Transportation map.
Lyon County Highway Department closes Road N between 50-60
The Lyon County Highway Department has closed a road segment in southeast Lyon County. Road N is now closed between Roads 50 and 60. The Highway Department says the minimum maintenance road will be cl...
Jun 11, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 Emporia leadership express enthusiasm in response to petition triggered review of Logan Avenue closure ahead of monthly board meeting Wednesday
USD 253 Emporia leadership is looking at the recently validated petition against the closure of Logan Avenue Elementary School as a positive development in what has been a long and arduous process ove...
Jun 10, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Lyon County Commission Chairman says 'hard work' getting set to begin as annual appropriation request process nears its end
Lyon County Commissioners are near the end of their budget appropriation request process and once that concludes, "the hard work begins." Commission Chair Ken Duft noted as much during an interview wi...
Jun 10, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
DATA CENTER: Nordstrom says Chapter 11 process for Hawaii development does not dictate feasibility for Digital Campus, while lawmakers say SB 98 sets prudent guardrails for developments
A spokesman for the Flint Hills Digital Campus data center project says a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding involving the project's developer does not affect the data center's financial prospects. Spok...
Jun 10, 2026 Wave.video graphic.
Cheever, Flack, Kahler all awaiting governor's decisions on clemency requests
Convicted murderers Scott Cheever, Kyle Flack and James Kahler are all now waiting for Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's decisions on whether to grant them executive clemency. Cheever was sentenced to dea...
Jun 10, 2026 Kansas Great Seal.
Despite tornado warning for parts of Lyon County, severe weather reports virtually nonexistent Wednesday; additional severe storms possible Thursday, Saturday
A night that brought several tornado warnings to area counties, including a brief warning for Emporia, didn't have any significant lingering impacts Thursday morning. Wednesday night saw a pair of sup...
Jun 10, 2026 Light from cloud-to-cloud lightning illuminates the sky south of Newman Regional Health after thunderstorm activity late Wednesday night. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Budget requests continue for Lyon County Commission
Lyon County commissioners jump back into budgetary matters with their meetings this week. A study meeting Wednesday morning will see annual budget requests presented by, in order of presentation, Kans...
Jun 10, 2026 Wave.video graphic.
