Category Archives: News
Lyon County Highway Department opens one county road, prepares to close another
The Lyon County Highway Department has opened a county road north of Emporia and will close another near Olpe soon. The Highway Department says it has reopened Road 385 west of Road H, a dead-end road...
Apr 13, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
STATEHOUSE: League of Women Voters tracking reports March 27-30, April 6
The Emporia League of Women Voters Vote Tracking Committee tracks bills and votes on the following topics: abortion, children, civil rights, climate change, education, government, gun legislation, hea...
Apr 13, 2023 KVOE News file photo
WEATHER: Red flag warnings expanded, separate county-level burn bans announced, state disaster declaration announced
Red flag warnings have expanded and several county-level burn bans are in effect with a critical fire danger now in place. The National Weather Service has red flag warnings and automatic burn bans fo...
Apr 13, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 Emporia Board of Education receives debrief of recent lockdown at several schools Wednesday night
Safety within schools was the central focus for USD 253 Emporia Board of Education members during their regular board meeting Wednesday evening. This included a debrief of the lockdown situation as se...
Apr 12, 2023 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Fire at south-central Emporia home also burns detached garage; cause still under investigation
Emporia Fire continues an investigation into a structure fire in south-central Emporia on Wednesday evening. The fire was reported shortly after 7:45 pm at 406 South Market, prompting a response from ...
Apr 12, 2023 Emporia firefighters investigate a structure fire in the 400 block of South Market on Wednesday evening. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Air quality advisory lifted
After nearly a week, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has lifted its air quality advisory in effect for the KVOE listening area and other parts of the state. The advisory was announced ...
Apr 12, 2023 Kansas Department of Health and Environment photo.
Temporary lifting of thru truck restrictions on Burlingame Road on Thursday's agenda for Lyon County Commission
Temporary traffic changes look to be a big part of the Lyon County Commission's action meeting Thursday. Commissioners will discuss whether to suspend the "no thru commercial traffic rules" in effect ...
Apr 12, 2023 Commercial thru truck traffic has been disallowed on Lyon County's paved highways, including Burlingame Road (pictured), for several years, but Burlingame may see a temporary halt on that county policy with the Kansas Turnpike Authority conducting improvements on two Kansas Highway 99 bridges the next several months. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
'It was a great facility for the guys at the time:' Rescue Mission director reflects on former agency home's demolition
Plans for Emporia's Kwik Shop expansion are moving forward. Demolition began Wednesday at 1119 Merchant, most recently the home of the Emporia Rescue Mission before the agency moved to the former Amen...
Apr 12, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Love's purchases five Turnpike service exits, including Matfield Green facility
One of the KVOE listening area's two service centers on the Kansas Turnpike has a new owner. The Matfield Green exit, owned for several years by EZ Go, is part of a sale to Love's Travel Stops. Love's...
Apr 12, 2023 Love's Travel Stops logo.
National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week: Early struggles breed long-term success; The origins of the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center
The Lyon County Emergency Communications Center has become a prominent fixture in local law enforcement in recent years. However; the road to reach its current existence was not one without several sp...
Apr 12, 2023 Lyon County Emergency Communications Center graphic.
