Next month, major work begins at the Kansas Turnpike's Emporia service center. The facility, five miles northeast of the Emporia tollgate, will be demolished to make way for a modernized facility. Turnpike Authority Chief Executive Officer Steve Hewitt says it's a 15-month, $15 million project. Hewitt also says this is...

While a lot of local discussion focuses on the prospects of a new data center at Emporia's western edge, some city officials are looking ahead to a major potential project they say is needed, regardless of whether the data center is built. Water Treatment Plant Manager Jack Mason recently gave KVOE News reporters a tou...

The annual Washunga Days activities will include far more than just great music this upcoming weekend once again. In addition to the concerts, the communitywide event will also include several additional activities, all of which are free to attend, according to planning committee member Tasha Green, a guest of KVOE's M...

It's National Teachers Hall of Fame induction week in Emporia. Activities include a proclamation from Emporia city commissioners during the meeting slate Wednesday, followed by a welcome dinner sponsored by Emporia State Federal Credit Union. Inductees will appear on KVOE's airwaves for a special Talk of Emporia at 10:...

Power issues have been resolved after the area's latest round of severe weather. Storms Saturday night generated wind speeds up to 65 mph, leading to isolated reports of downed tree limbs as well as widespread power outages. Evergy had over 2,000 outages in several area clusters, including over 700 in Emporia and almos...

Flag Day weekend began with a grand display of flags flying on the lawn of Emporia's American Legion Post 5 and concluded with another display just east of town Sunday afternoon. For the fifth consecutive year, the Lions Club of Emporia lined the Road S bridge over Interstate 35 with Old Glory to greet travelers along ...

First came the fundraising and next comes the vision. That was the update from Ryan Conley, one of the coaches of the Team Coyote bike racing team, who has been working alongside Gravel Cycling Hall of Famer Yuri Hauswald with the Chase the Race fundraiser. The fundraiser, which ended Saturday, has been raising money t...

Ahead of yet another round of severe weather Saturday night, there was a good attendance at the Lyon County Fairgrounds for the county's now-annual Preparedness Fair on Saturday. This was the second time the Preparedness Fair used the Fairgrounds after several years at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a...

As usual, Madison Days had a lot to offer area residents this weekend. The annual town festival culminates Sunday with the annual golf tournament. Before that, Saturday's schedule was jam-packed -- and not just because of First Christian Church Pastor and unofficial town historian Bob Robison's presentation on Madison ...

Despite warm and muggy conditions Saturday, Lyon County Extension Horticulturist Travis Carmichael was pleased to see the turnout for Saturday's BloomFest outside the Extension Office. The event replaced the Extension Office's summer Garden Tour. Carmichael says the event was designed to spread more knowledge about gar...

Almost five years to the day after Tucker Lee passed away, family and friends gathered at the Emporia High School tennis courts to honor his memory and raise money for a cause he held dear. The Truckin' for Tucker 5K run/walk continues to do well in raising money so children can offset costs associated with organized s...

The Emporia Recreation Commission has a wide range of topics to handle during its monthly meeting Monday. Board members will outline the preliminary 2027 budget before voting on their intent to exceed the revenue neutral rate as part of upcoming budget conversations. An insurance package may well see action Monday as w...

Flag Day weekend had a flying start in Emporia on Saturday. Emporia's American Legion Post 5, with help from the Patriot Guard Riders, put out 250 flags in the field just west of the Legion to represent each year since the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Post 5 Commander Clay Childs says the idea came as the resul...

There weren't any reported tornadoes, but there was severe weather and damage from those storms Saturday evening. A line of storms moved southeast across the KVOE listening area, with more scattered storms heading northeast into the line. Severe weather reports were limited to isolated high wind: *5 miles south-southwe...

The USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education has a special meeting ahead Tuesday as work continues on a major shift in facilities for the district. The special meeting follows a significant step towards a new high school building as part of the board's regular meeting Wednesday. Superintendent Bob Blair says the pr...