Find information about the various political races impacting Lyon and surrounding counties, including candidate lists by position, polling places and important deadlines. Director's note: Residents voting by mail will not have a 3-day grace period to have their ballots postmarked at a US post office and then returned t...

Emporia Main Street's Fab Lab is benefiting through a partnership involving Main Street America and The Hartford. A New and Expanding Business $100,000 Accelerator grant to Emporia Main Street will help to expand the makerspace as demand continues to grow. Emporia Main Street Director Casey Woods says there has been a ...

An alleged chase in and out of Emporia this past weekend has led to formal charges. Rolando Galindo, age 41, faces one count of flee and elude with an alternate flee and elude count. Galindo is also charged with DUI, criminal damage and criminal trespass. Charges follow Saturday's alleged chase from central Emporia to ...

The Douglas County District Court ruling reinstating a 3-day grace period for mail ballots to return to county courthouses after next week's primary election is standing for now. The Kansas Court of Appeals has issued a 4-page ruling to keep the grace period in place after the Kansas Legislature voted last year to do a...

Administrators of Southwick House are pleased with early construction for the new transitional housing facility in south Emporia -- so much so they are tentatively adjusting the timeframe for opening the facility. On KVOE's Newsmaker segment Tuesday, Executive Director Cara Codney said the facility in the 100 block of ...

People who want to attend Emporia Main Street's annual meeting don't have a lot of time, and they don't have a lot of space. The 35th annual Main Street Meeting is at 5:30 pm Friday at the Emporia Arts Council, 815 Commercial. Besides an update on the year's highlights and a look ahead to goals and objectives, the even...

The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking more members -- but it also wants to know how it can better serve its current members. New Membership Director and Liaison Ben Kohl says the top priority, at least now, is listening. Kohl says the Chamber currently has over 370 members but is seeking more as this effort c...

With early work underway to completely redesign the Kansas Turnpike's service exit just northeast of Emporia, the Turnpike Authority has released renderings of what's to come over the next 18 months. Renderings from TESSERE indicate a centralized travel service center with food, fuel, restrooms and customer service fea...

At least the extreme heat has dissipated. More standard summertime heat is in the works for the rest of the week, thanks to a weak cool front that's bringing us slight to moderate chances of showers and storms through Friday, along with highs in the low- to mid 90s and heat index readings in the mid-90s to near 100 deg...

The Kansas Department of Transportation is urging drivers of semis and large vehicles to make sure their vehicles and loads can fit under bridges of different heights. KDOT says it is joining the national safety campaign called "Check Your Height, Know It's Right." This follows almost 380 incidents, just in K...

Budget review time continues for the Lyon County Commission this week. Commissioners have scheduled a study meeting Wednesday, and the only discussion item is a review of the county's 2027 financial plan. This is the third review so far this month. The meeting is at 9 am at the County Courthouse Commission Chambers. Th...

With the August primary next week, the Kansas Secretary of State's Office is urging voters to the state's election portal for information they may need. VoteKansas.gov includes information about voter registration, advance voting, election dates, proposed constitutional amendments and candidates for state and federal o...

Mother Nature has been driving up the heat index the past several days, which means local heating and cooling professionals have been hard at work. That includes Modern Air, according to owner Jason Hoelting, who tells KVOE News their phone has been "ringing off the hook" over the past week plus. Air temperat...

A man arrested in Lyon County last week and wanted in Ohio has started the court process in Emporia. Siarhei Rudz was set for an extradition hearing Aug 26 after his first official court appearance last week. Kansas Legal Services was appointed as defense counsel. Rudz was arrested July 20 after an alert from the Kansa...

The number of participants for the annual Swing Away Stigma golf tournament fundraiser Saturday nearly matched the heat index for the day. More than 100 residents took part in the fundraiser supporting Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness held at the Emporia Municipal Golf Course. Crosswinds Development Director Jacque W...