Council Grove's Buchman, Braves sweep Flint Hills League championships
Council Grove's Drew Buchman shot a personal best 65 (-6) to win the Flint Hills League Championship held at Emporia Golf Course on Tuesday. Buchman won the tournament by 18 strokes over teammate Brycen Palmquist who shot an 83. Dax Myers made it a clean sweep of the top 3 spots for the Braves finishing third with an 8...
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Emporia High girls soccer falls to Hayden
The Emporia High girls soccer team was shut out in its final regular season home game against Hayden on Tuesday night, 4-0. Hayden scored three times in the first half and added its second goal halfway through the second half. Emporia High coach Oscar Macias said the Lady Spartans can't have a performance like this aga...
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Local lawmakers wrap up 2024 legislative dialogues Tuesday evening
Local lawmakers had one last opportunity to hear from local constituents face to face during the final legislative dialogue of the year Tuesday evening. 17th District Senator Jeff Longbine and 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber both of Emporia were in attendance for the dialogue organized by the Emporia Area C...
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Several positions still open on upcoming election ballot as filing deadline draws near
The first notable date for this election cycle is quickly approaching. The candidate filing and withdrawal deadline is now less than a month away. Lyon County Election Officer Tammy Vopat, a recent guest of KVOE's Morning Show says things are going "very well" in her office leading up to the deadline. She rem...
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Augustyn named new CEO of Coffey Health System effective August 1
Coffey Health System will have a new leader come August. It was announced on April 24 that the Board of Trustees selected Stacy Augustyn to serve as the agency's new Chief Executive Officer. Augustyn has been with CHS since 2013 when she began as a nurse in the emergency room and eventually worked her way up to Chief ...
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Flint Hills Technical College to host "Fill Your Bucket" event Wednesday
Flint Hills Technical College is set to host the "Fill Your Bucket" event on Wednesday. The event will be held at the Trusler Conference Center from 6 to 8 p.m. Attendees will have a chance to visit booths and support services from local organizations Along with the booths available for providers, FHTC Child ...
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House 76th District Representative Eric Smith retiring, endorses Barrett for seat
Kansas House 76th District Representative Eric Smith is retiring from the Legislature, and he says the district is in good hands if fellow Republican Brad Barrett is elected this fall. Following Smith's appearance on the Morning Show on Tuesday, 17th District Senator Jeff Longbine will be on the Morning Show at 8:20 am...
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Emporia Police investigating after incident in 700 block of Sylvan
Emporia Police are investigating after an incident of unspecified nature developed on the east side of Emporia on Tuesday. Officers and Emporia EMS were dispatched to 706 Sylvan around 7:30 am. Officers on site say one person was arrested and another taken to Newman Regional Health for treatment of unspecified injuries...
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Audio - Tuesday - 05-07-24
Live Call-In: Emporia Chamber of Commerce/Newsmaker: USDA Rural Development for Kansas Director Christy Davis discusses the Home 504 program for weather-related repairs./Newsmaker 2: 76th District Representative Eric Smith./Newsmaker 3: Lyon County Clerk Tammy Vopat discusses the upcoming candidate filing and withdrawa...
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Severe weather largely bypasses area counties Monday
Severe weather developed across parts of Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma on Monday and early Tuesday. For the most part, though, severe storms bypassed the immediate KVOE listening area. The storms that impacted area counties Monday night brought 60 mph winds to the LeRoy area, 68 mph winds to Severy and ...
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