Category Archives: News
Lyon County commissioners to tour Flint Hills Technical College, Road 170 as part of study meeting
Lyon County commissioners plan to do some traveling for their study session Wednesday. Commissioners will gather at Flint Hills Technical College before touring the main campus. After that, they will ...
May 09, 2023 Lyon County commissioners (from left) Rollie Martin, Ken Duft, Doug Peck. KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County Highway Department announces work on Road 175 east of Emporia
Part of a Lyon County road near Emporia will have reduced traffic flow Tuesday and Wednesday. The Lyon County Highway Department says Road 175 will be down to one-lane traffic between Roads N-5 and P-...
May 09, 2023 Google Maps image.
WEATHER: Severe thunderstorm watch in place areawide through 6 pm
The entire KVOE listening area is now under a severe thunderstorm watch through the early evening hours Tuesday. The National Weather Service has placed Lyon and all surrounding counties in the watch ...
May 09, 2023 Storm Prediction Center map.
One to Newman following rollover accident north of Emporia Monday morning
An Allen resident was taken to Newman Regional Health following an accident north of Emporia Monday morning. According to Lyon County Deputy Collin Brozek, 20-year-old Taylor Hahn was traveling southb...
May 08, 2023 KVOE News file photo
Funeral services held and upcoming for two well known community members who recently passed
Two well-known and respected members of the local community sadly passed away over the past week. Flint Hills Optimist Club founding member Darrell Jones passed Wednesday at Flint Hills Care and Rehab...
May 08, 2023 Darrell Jones and Peter de Blonk. Photos courtesy of Van Arsdale Funeral Services and Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home.
Candidate filing and withdraw deadline approaching quickly
If you are planning on filing for election, re-election or wishing to withdraw from an election you have a little more than three weeks left to do so. Lyon County Clerk Tammy Vopat recently joined KVO...
May 08, 2023 Lyon County Election Office graphic.
Part of Road 90 closing for bridge replacement
Part of a road in southwest Lyon County is closing this week. The Lyon County Highway Department is closing Road 90 between F and G beginning Tuesday. Bridge replacement is the reason, and the Highway...
May 08, 2023 Google Maps image.
Residents encouraged to take part in COMET study through LEAP!
Expect Emporia's LEAP! Program to have another recruitment effort -- soon -- to take part in a special study on physical activity's impact on brain health. LEAP! was announced as a participant in the ...
May 08, 2023 Lifestyle Empowerment for Alzheimer's Prevention logo.
Next two weekends full of commencement exercises
"Pomp and Circumstance" will be heard a lot across the KVOE listening area this weekend. Commencement exercises are aplenty. For high schools: Saturday *10 am: Hamilton, Santa Fe Trail *11 am: Burling...
May 08, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 board to discuss results of recruitment, retention survey Wednesday
Recruitment and retention will be a lead discussion item for the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education at its regular meeting Wednesday. Board members will discuss the results of what's being called a St...
May 08, 2023 USD 253 Emporia logo.
