Category Archives: News
'Resurrection is for you:' Messiah Lutheran Church welcomes community to annual Drive-In Easter service Sunday morning
Abundant sunshine and clear skies made for the perfect background as hundreds pulled into the Lyon County Fairgrounds for the annual Messiah Lutheran Church Easter Drive-In service. Residents were abl...
Apr 09, 2023 Pastor Eddie Hosch delivers the annual Messiah Lutheran Church Drive-In service message in 2023. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Emporia High Theatre fundraises with mini-golf event
Saturday saw a unique fundraiser supporting Emporia High's theatre arts. Outside of Mr. Goodcents, locals of Emporia paid to play rounds of mini-golf all to benefit EHS students who will be traveling ...
Apr 09, 2023
Nearly 800 people participate in Flint Hills Gravel Ride and Run
In three years, the Flint Hills Gravel Ride and Run has grown to nearly 800 participants and six different event lengths -- three each for cyclists and runners. Saturday saw the biggest turnout yet, w...
Apr 09, 2023 Riders in the Flint Hills Gravel Ride and Run's Adventure ride take off from downtown Americus early Saturday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Lyon County contraband trafficking case set for potential trial dates
Potential jury trial dates are now on the Lyon County docket in a contraband trafficking case. Brian L Smith is charged with one count of possessing marijuana while in the Lyon County Jail as part of ...
Apr 09, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
ABATE of Kansas District 12 brings 28th annual Spring Fling Bike Show to Emporia
ABATE of Kansas District 12 welcomed area residents to the Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building for the Spring Fling Bike Show on Saturday. State President Byron Harden has been part of the organ...
Apr 09, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Handful of grass fires reported in Lyon County on Saturday
Much like Friday, Lyon County firefighters dealt with a number of grass fires Saturday. Fires were reported at the following times and locations: *12:50 pm: 200 block Road 392 *2:25 pm: 2200 block Roa...
Apr 08, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Flint Hills Optimist Club gives families a fun morning with its 37th Annual Egg Hunt
The Easter bunny and easter eggs of the Flint Hills Optimist Club gave children of the community and their families a morning full of fun while searching for candies in the park on Saturday. This is t...
Apr 08, 2023 Families had a fun time searching for Easter Eggs Saturday morning. Photos by Chuck Samples and Ana Valdez / KVOE News
STATEHOUSE: Local lawmakers anticipate finalizing budget soon after veto session begins
Now that the regular part of the 2023 legislative session is over, lawmakers representing Lyon County are looking ahead to what's left. There aren't a lot of policy matters left to address, but both 1...
Apr 08, 2023 17th District Senator Jeff Longbine (left) and 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber prepare to speak to roughly 25 people attending Saturday's Legislative Dialogue at Flint Hills Technical College. The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce's Government Matters Committee and League of Women Voters Emporia chapter organize the Dialogues every year. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Air quality advisory continues areawide; red flag warning begins at noon in Morris County
All area counties remain in an air quality advisory until further notice. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the advisory Friday afternoon, based on forecast models indicating prev...
Apr 08, 2023 Numerous grass fires areawide are demonstrated on the federal air quality website AirNow.gov. An air quality advisory as issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment remains in effect until further notice. AirNow.gov map.
Engine issues near Melvern lead to non-injury plane crash near Gardner
Concerns about a potential malfunction led to an engine failure while in flight -- and a non-injury crash near Gardner for one pilot Friday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the small plane had left the...
Apr 08, 2023 Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
