Lyon County's election turnout is continuing to climb. Turnout is just over 7 percent, with over 1,400 residents casting their ballots in the last week between off-site and in-office advance voting. For mail ballots, Lyon County Election Officer Amie Jones tells KVOE News a total of 647 ballots have been sent out, with...

Emporia State University's Special Collections and Archives hosted the "Across Town, Across America: Emporia on the National Stage" exhibit in the William Allen White Library on Tuesday, Oct. 20, as part of ESU's homecoming festivities. The department's first-ever event to land on the homecoming schedule, exh...

KVOE's monthly Showcase program featured principals and assistant principals from Emporia's public schools on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in honor of National Principals Month, an annual celebration that recognizes the important work K-12 principals do in schools across the country every day. Superintendent of schools David McGe...

A juvenile was apparently unharmed after a vehicle collided with a pole near Allen late Tuesday morning. According to Lyon County Deputy Riley Jones, the accident occurred at approximately 11:30 am in the 3300 block of Road L. Upon arrival, deputies found a 2007 Honda Accord facing south in the west ditch and a pole ac...

The City of Emporia's recently released development agreement guidelines will be one of the main talking points towards the end of the city commission's meeting slate Wednesday. The agreement standards, as listed on the city's meeting agenda, will be one of three items addressed during the commission's study session an...

We are now into the fall season, which means one certainty for local drivers: they're not on the road alone. The fall season, also referred to as peak deer season, means the four-legged animals will have a more consistent presence on local roadways and Lyon County Undersheriff John Koelsch says drivers need to remain v...

The ongoing public debate surrounding the data center-related petition questions on the November 3 general election ballot made its way to KVOE's airwaves Tuesday morning, taking center stage on KVOE's issues forum. Questions 2 and 3 on the ballot before Emporia voters will ask residents to decide whether or not a data...

A boil water advisory has been rescinded for one north Lyon County community, but continues for another. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment in a news release Tuesday, the city of Allen has been removed from a boil water advisory originally issued this past Wednesday. The advisory was issued fo...

The annual KVOE Drive for Food is coming Thursday and the need for donations remains great, according to Salvation Army Captain Mylie Hadden on KVOE's Newsmaker segment Tuesday morning. KVOE is still taking addresses for pickup Thursday. To participate and donate food, call 620-342-1400, email kvoe@kvoe.com, or text yo...

KVOE will host an on-air fundraiser Tuesday, Oct. 27, for one of the many local organizations making a difference in the community. Camp Hope, an inclusive summer camp for children with autism, is a program executive director Jessica Knuth said is dedicated to providing students with special needs a place to learn, gro...

Once again, students at Emporia Middle School went the extra mile, quite literally, in support of several local charitable causes Monday. The 13th annual EMS Walk-a-Thon saw sixth grade students band together to make their way around the track during the morning hours, raising funds for five local charities and two mem...

Phone services have been restored at Newman Regional Health. Phone lines for the hospital were down for a period of time Monday with KVOE News first being alerted to the outage just before 3 pm. As of 7 pm service had been restored. The cause of the outage has not been revealed. 4:00 pm Monday: Newman Regional Health ...

The 13th annual Emporia Community Foundation Match Day is still a little less than a month away, but residents don't have to wait til then to start giving. Nearly all forms of giving, including cash, checks, stocks, bonds and more, began being accepted at midnight Monday and will continue up until the main event itself...

Lyon County voters are continuing to turn out in force for advance voting. As of Monday, six percent of the county's total registered voters had cast their ballots either off-site at the Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building this past Wednesday through Saturday and the first day of in-office advance voting at the L...

It's homecoming week in Emporia and there is no shortage of events and activities on the community calendar to celebrate. Activities officially begin Tuesday with an open house in ESU's Special Collections and Archives starting at 4 pm and featuring an exhibition that will highlight the "lasting influence" of...