The National Weather Service is tracking severe weather potential for parts of the KVOE listening area Sunday. Active alerts *Severe thunderstorm warning: Northwest Chase County until 8:45 am. Main concerns are 1-inch hail and 60-mph wind. Includes Cottonwood Falls, Elmdale, Hymer, Strong City and Tallgrass Prairie Nat...

It wasn't just air traffic staff at the Emporia Municipal Airport was directing Saturday, as there was plenty of foot traffic as well thanks to the annual Wings and Wheels open house event. The combination aircraft and car show was busy from the start, with hundreds of residents passing through to admire the variety of...

We are officially into All Veterans Tribute Season in the Founding City of Veterans Day following the annual All Veterans Golf Tournament at the Emporia Golf Course. The event once again drew a strong field of competitors, as it has for the past quarter-century, since local Veteran Jesse Solis started it after a conver...

The Great American Market lived up to its name once again Saturday, as the day saw great conditions, a great turnout and a great selection of vendors yet again. From art to food to clothes and more, there was something for everyone to be found in the downtown corridor, a point of pride for Emporia Main Street Director ...

Hope-A-Palooza is always a special event for the staff and supporters of SOS Inc. But Friday's event was extra special as it was celebrating far more than just the past year of service to the surrounding community; it was also acknowledging the last half-century of commitment to victims of domestic violence, sexual ass...

The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors spent the majority of their monthly meeting Friday morning discussing the potential for solar energy in Lyon County. Representatives of Evergy presented the information, specifically focusing on plans to build a solar farm near the Emporia E...

Veterans Day is 2 months away -- which means it is time for the very first activity on Emporia's All Veterans Tribute event schedule. The annual All Veterans Tribute golf tournament takes place at the Emporia Golf Course. The shotgun-style event begins at 9 am. Other activities are planned later this year: *The Veteran...

Emporia Fire and Emporia Police had a busy 10 am hour Friday. Around 10:10 am, both agencies were dispatched to a possible structure fire at the Lyon County State Bank Merchant Street location in the 900 block of Merchant. No fire was discovered, although an overheated exhaust motor was. As that incident was under inve...

Twenty-five years after terror attacks changed our country and our world, a number of remembrance activities have been taking place across the KVOE listening area. Emporia Fire had a short ceremony at its headquarters. Fire Chief Brandon Beck says the day stlll touches a nerve even 25 years later. Following that was a ...

The couple arrested last week on suspicion of animal abuse have been charged and have started the court process. Matthew Carver, age 44, and Sarah Carver, age 37, are both charged with 31 cases of misdemeanor animal cruelty. The legal complaints say the Carvers failed to provide food, water, "protection from the e...

Court proceedings are resuming in a Lyon County attempted arson case from last year. Judge Laura Miser found David J Anderson competent to stand trial as part of a hearing this week, following an evaluation by CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness dated last month. A preliminary hearing is now on the docket for October 28...

Heavy rainfall Wednesday and Thursday came too late to stop a notable expansion of drought conditions across the KVOE listening area and the northern half of the state. The US Drought Monitor now has abnormally dry conditions, the first stage of drought, covering areas north of a line of Matfield Green to Olpe to Hartf...

A federal judge has blocked a state law that has let undocumented students receive tuition at in-state rates. US District Court Judge Holly Teeter made the ruling Wednesday. Since 2004, the state has allowed certain students without immigration status to be viewed as residents for attending higher education, specifical...

Newman Regional Health has 2 new physicians as part of its emergency department. Dr Christopher Denton got his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Washburn and his medical degree from University of Kansas School of Medicine. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Crozer Chestr Medical Center and Thomas Jef...

The 2026-27 Lyon County budget has yet to be finalized; however, the county will not exceed the revenue neutral rate over the course of the fiscal year. County commissioners assured this during their regular action meeting Thursday morning when they voted unanimously not to exceed the RNR. Originally, plans were to exc...