Category Archives: News
Emporia Main Street seeking applicants for HYPE Team
Want to be part of the HYPE? If so, Emporia Main Street is looking for you. Main Street has developed what it calls a HYPE Team to help welcome visitors to Emporia's big community events and to positi...
May 11, 2023 Emporia Main Street logo.
LYON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT: Potential trial dates set in rape case; hearings delayed in drug distribution, drug trafficking cases
A man accused in Lyon County of rape and other counts now has potential trial dates on the docket. At the end of a motions hearing Wednesday, Jovani Sotelo was set for potential trial start dates of J...
May 11, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia, Lyon County home sales flat from March to April
April home sales in Emporia were flat from March and lower than a year ago. Sunflower Association of Realtors says Emporia had 34 homes sold last month, level from March and down from 42 homes sold la...
May 11, 2023 Sunflower Association of Realtors graphic.
Monthly meeting ahead Friday for RDA Board of Directors
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas' Board of Directors has its monthly meeting Friday. Committee updates will be a focal point, including recruitment work from the Manufacturi...
May 11, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Slight severe weather risk Thursday night conditional on possible activity earlier in the day
Showers and non-severe thunderstorms Thursday morning into afternoon could have a big impact on whether we have any severe storms Thursday night into early Friday. Officially, there is a slight to mar...
May 11, 2023 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
USD 253 Emporia breaks ground on latest Building for the Future projects Wednesday
USD 253 Emporia broke ground on the latest projects as part of the multi-million dollar Building for the Future Bond Initiative Wednesday afternoon. Board members, administrators and project officials...
May 10, 2023 Students and staff of Timmerman and Riverside Elementary grab a shovel full of dirt during official groundbreaking ceremonies. Photos courtesy of USD 253 Emporia.
Recent 'stay survey' provides insight into staff retention and losses during USD 253 meeting Wednesday evening
As part of their regular agenda Wednesday evening, USD 253 Emporia Board of Education members were able to review several findings from a recent district-wide "stay survey." The survey was sent out in...
May 10, 2023 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Small quake in Marion County felt in Chase County
Weak shaking was reported in Chase County after a small earthquake in Marion County on Wednesday. The magnitude 2.7 earthquake happened shortly after 4 pm about eight miles southeast of Lincolnville o...
May 10, 2023 US Geological Survey map.
Inmate that allegedly escaped Lyon County custody had hearing on aggravated battery, aggravated assault charges shortly before reported incident
A Lyon County inmate briefly escaped custody Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. Lyon County Deputy Benjamin Folks says Hannah Wilson was being taken from Newman Regional Health back to the...
May 10, 2023 Hannah Wilson. Lyon County Jail photo.
Project Playscape holding grand opening for new Americus ballfields Saturday
After many delays, Project Playscape is gearing up for the grand opening of the new baseball fields in Americus this weekend. Britney Hinrichs of Project Playscape says there is a lot of buzz about th...
May 10, 2023 Project Playscape logo.
