Halloween is still to come, but members of the Emporia Church of Christ are already focused on Thanksgiving. Specifically, the congregation is in full preparation mode for its annual free community Thanksgiving meal, which Pastor Neil Taylor says began in the midsummer months. Again, the meal is completely free, and al...

Traffic was disrupted for a time in west Emporia early Wednesday afternoon as authorities had to rangle a group of cattle. Initial indications are the cattle broke loose from the Emporia Sale Barn, however, that has not been confirmed. Authorities asked residents to avoid the area between 15th and Industrial Road as we...

Newman Regional Health has launched a new program with a new system to monitor patient health at the forefront. In a news release Tuesday, the hospital announced it had recently launched its remote patient monitoring (RPM) program. Newman launched the technology on October 7th which is the first Anchor Hospital Advance...

Lyon County Commissioners have their regular action meeting Thursday. On the agenda will be consideration of the certification of local funding sources to support operational and administrative assistance and potentially authorizing Lyon County Area Transportation Director Shane Brunner to sign for a grant submission. ...

All Hallows' Eve is almost upon us and local law enforcement is reminding parents and trick-or-treaters to have fun, but to do so safely. During KVOE's Morning Show Wednesday, Emporia Police Sgt. Dominick Vortherms joined the Newsmaker 2 segment to discuss Halloween safety tips, starting with making sure costumes are v...

An early morning accident on Interstate 35 sent one person to the hospital Wednesday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at I-35 mile marker 120.2 northbound just before 1 am. KHP says a 2010 Honda Accord, driven by 22-year-old Ryzell Schmidt of Wichita, was traveling in the area when he lost...

Lyon County's voter turnout has reached 10 percent following the largest in-office turnout for the advance voting cycle Tuesday. According to Lyon County Election Officer Amie Jones, Tuesday saw 220 registered voters cast their ballots inside of the Lyon County Courthouse, bringing the total number of voters to just ov...

KVOE's on-air benefit for Camp Hope wrapped up Tuesday morning after raising $8,000 for the organization during the three-hour fundraising block. Camp Hope board members Amanda Cunningham and Britton Hart joined KVOE in-studio and said they were incredibly grateful to the community for their donations. For more informa...

Radical Life's Radical Champions fundraising campaign is under way. The organization's community impact director, Jacinda Rowson, and radical champion Darby Cochran Wilson joined KVOE's morning show Tuesday to share a bit about Radical Life's fundraiser, which Wilson said is going really well already. Radical Life's Ra...

CareArc had a strong month financially in September, according to the latest finance report delivered to the CareArc Board of Directors during their monthly meeting Tuesday. Per the report, the health center had a net gain of $24,000 above the original projection of $15,000. This brings the center's year-to-date net ga...

Most voters' attention has been firmly fixed on special questions 2 and 3 on the general election ballot; however, it is important to remember there is another question on that ballot which will have long-lasting impacts on the community either way. Question one asks voters to either support or deny a quarter percent s...

The USD 253 Emporia Board of Education has a special meeting on the calendar for Wednesday evening. The board will convene at 6 pm for a work session. The main focus will be on student metrics, with board members reviewing data collected to demonstrate student successes and develop next steps for generating greater ach...

House of Morrow's second annual Drag is Art fundraiser is returning this Friday, just in time for Halloween. A fundraiser that benefits House of Morrow's work to serve marginalized communities in Emporia through public arts and services, founder and executive director Deon Morrow said the event is one that celebrates t...

Just ahead of KVOE's on-air fundraiser in support of Camp Hope, organization board members Britton Hart and Hannah Kipfer joined KVOE's morning show on Monday to chat about the important work the summer program has done for the community in the last decade. For folks who are interested in donating to Camp Hope, KVOE's ...

Improvement work on Emporia's Quaker Park is set to begin soon. Two years after Emporia City Commissioners voted to keep the park as is back in 2024, the current commission voted this past week to award a bid of just over $30,500 to L. Underwood LLC for the installation of a new walking trail and needed grading of the ...