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Mott: Allen fire situation escalated quickly in windy conditions; three hogs killed, two hurt
Three hogs are dead and the fate of two others is pending after Monday's destructive fire near Allen. Fire was reported in the 1000 block of US Highway 56. Allen-Admire Fire Chief Tharon Mott says the initial call was for a small brush fire, but the blaze had spread to a nearby hog barn and was encroaching on an equipm...
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'Mainline' repaving starting this week as US-50 project continues between Prairie and Graphic Arts
Last week, KVOE News told you street paving was coming soon for the US Highway 50 renovation project between Prairie and Graphic Arts. That work is underway, although work later in the week is increasingly questionable due to the weather forecast. The city of Emporia says the project contractor is set to finish paving ...
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Increased vitality, participation and programming major focuses for newly appointed Senior Center Interim Executive Director
"I would host someone every day if we could." That was a comment from newly named Interim Director of the Emporia Senior Center Carla Fessler when she joined KVOE's Morning Show Monday, a week after her appointment was announced. Fessler was speaking to the level of interest that residents and organizations h...
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Newman Regional Health set to celebrate its volunteers
Maya Angelou has a quote, "Be the rainbow in someone's storm." Newman Regional Health is using that quote to celebrate its volunteers for Volunteer Week. Activities a part of the week include holding a a fundraiser on May 6 and 7 for its scholarship program. Items up for sale include jewelry, t-shirts and hom...
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Emporia Police unveils new vehicle logo design
Over the coming weeks and months, you'll notice a gradual change in the look for Emporia Police vehicles. The Police Department worked with IM Design principal Shawn Honea on the new design, which is on one truck now and coming soon to the remaining 12 vehicles in the fleet. Police Chief Ed Owens says it's a dramatical...
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Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Lyon County rape case
Next month's Kansas Supreme Court docket involves a Lyon County case. Williams Nunez, listed as William Nunez on the Kansas District Court Public Access Portal and the Kansas Department of Corrections online inmate search, is appealing a ruling in his 2021 Lyon County rape conviction where he was accused of having sex ...
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USD 253 board to discuss over $1 million in maintenance projects Wednesday
More infrastructure and maintenance matters are ahead for USD 253 Emporia school board members when they meet Wednesday. Board members will discuss air quality at Emporia High, especially related to potential mold, before discussing a better than $450,000 replacement of the school's heating, ventilation and air conditi...
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Presentation on William Allen White's 3-cent stamp set for Monday at ESU's White Library
A look back at America's postal history will be the featured presentation at Emporia State University on Monday evening. ESU Special Collections and Archives will have a presentation called "First Class Tribute: The Story of William Allen White's 3-Cent Stamp and First Day Covers." Social Sciences, Sociology ...
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HONOR FLIGHT: USD 252 departs Monday as USD 251 prepares to return home
Memories are being made as we speak as two Lyon County school districts are into their spring Honor Flights. USD 252 Southern Lyon County got on the road shortly after 2 am Monday. Hartford student Lilah Wilkinson is on her first trip and will serve as a guardian for a soldier out of Wichita. Students, veterans and dis...
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WEATHER: Wind advisory now includes Chase, Morris, Wabaunsee counties Monday
Outdoor burning will be discouraged in several area counties and banned in at least one Monday due to dry, windy conditions. Southerly winds gusts as high as 40-50 mph, depending on the county, will combine with high temperatures in the low 70s and dry grasses to create a very high fire danger areawide. Currently, Chas...
Apr 21, 2024
STATEHOUSE: Governor adds five vetoes
More items are up for possible legislative override after recent vetoes from Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. The governor vetoed five bills last week: *House Bill 2465, designed to shift public funds to certain crisis pregnancy centers. *House Bill 2532, resetting the tax distribution for parimutuel wagers on historic hor...
Apr 21, 2024
Coffey County drug distribution case moves to preliminary hearing May 8
A preliminary hearing is coming next month in a Coffey County drug distribution case. Joshua Neal Lee, age 35, is charged with one count of distributing at least 100 grams of methamphetamine and two counts of possessing drug paraphernalia. Neal was arrested by the Kansas Highway Patrol on March 27. Authorities have not...
Apr 21, 2024
Burlington man to be sentenced in June for March pursuit involving stolen vehicle
Sentencing will take place in June after a pursuit in Coffey County last month. At his arraignment hearing earlier this month, 47-year-old Robert Allen Carpenter of Burlington pleaded no contest to single counts of flee and elude and theft. Charges of driving while suspended and reckless driving were dismissed. Carpent...
Apr 21, 2024
Controlled burn near Olpe on Friday rekindles Saturday
Lyon County firefighters handled a fire Saturday that rekindled from activity earlier in the week. About 12:30 pm, Emporia and Olpe firefighters were called to the 700 block of Road 30, roughly six miles southwest of Olpe and 15 miles southwest of Emporia. Emporia Fire Capt. Ben Lienemann says the fire restarted from c...
Apr 21, 2024
Controlled burn activity still increasing across Flint Hills
Less than 10 days remain before the annual April burn restrictions end across the Flint Hills of Kansas and Oklahoma. The prior two weeks have been busy. Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management, the social media site for the state's Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan, says there have been more than 1.2 million total acres b...
Apr 21, 2024