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WEATHER: Schedule adjustments for May 20, 2024
Listed are schedule adjustments for Monday, May 24. Community-Emporia *David Traylor Zoo closed Monday. To report a schedule adjustment, call KVOE at 620-342-5863, email kvoe@kvoe.com or message the Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
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WEATHER: Severe weather alerts through Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Listed below are the severe weather alerts for area counties: Active alerts *Flood warning: Neosho River at Emporia from Monday evening to Tuesday evening. River was at 10.6 feet at 6 am Monday. Flood stage is 19 feet. River should crest at 19.4 feet around midnight and go below flood stage Tuesday morning. Minor flood...
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Planning Commission meeting includes conditional use permit request for Southwick House
The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission has zoning requests involving a trio of local addresses as part of its monthly meeting Tuesday. Board members have a request for a Transitional Housing conditional use permit involving 115 East Logan. Southwick House has targeted that property for its brand-...
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Services announced for Emporia firefighter Greg Rausch
Funeral services will take place this week for Emporia firefighter Greg Rausch, who passed away last week after a battle with cancer. Visitation will be at St. John's Parish in Clonmel from 4-6:45 pm Tuesday, with a vigil at 7 pm. The funeral will be at St. John's in Clonmel at 10:30 am Wednesday. Rausch, 41, had serve...
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Click It or Ticket begins; Coffey County gains federal technology grant
Several area law enforcement agencies have mentioned plans to take part in Click It or Ticket. The enforcement effort began Sunday and continues through June 2. Extra law enforcement officials will be on the road, looking specifically for seatbelt and child seat use. Officers and deputies are looking for unrestrined dr...
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US Census data shows Emporia adding population
It isn't much, but when it's your first projected population increase in over 15 years, you'll take it. City Manager Trey Cocking says Emporia enjoyed a small projected increase between 2020 and last year. Citing numbers from the US Census as listed by Sunflower State Journal, Cocking says the city population is at 24,...
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David Traylor Zoo officially opens Zoo Education Center
How big of a game-changer is the renovated and expanded David Traylor Zoo Education Center? For Education Coordinator Kelli Proehl, it's big. Residents had a chance to enjoy a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by an open house highlighted by building tours. Construction since late 2022 doubled the building's footprint,...
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HVAC system issue causes haze at Timmerman Elementary
Fears of a fire at an Emporia school building were, thankfully, unfounded Sunday. Reports of a possible structure fire developed shortly after 6:30 pm at Timmerman Elementary. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Tony Fuller says crews found haze but no smoke when they arrived, and there was no actual fire. Instead, the early ...
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Champions Landing offering reward for information after alleged vandalism
Champions Landing is offering a reward for information after an alleged incident of vandalism this weekend. Owner Jeremy Rusco says one green suffered damage after somebody allegedly drove on it either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Rusco says the green could well repair itself without much additional wor...
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Missouri woman charged with drug distribution after alleged fail to yield incident near Emporia
So far, one of the three Missourians arrested Wednesday after an alleged failure to yield incident near Emporia has been charged with criminal activity. The Kansas District Court Public Access Portal says 21-year-old Maelynn Martinez of Blue Springs is now facing single counts of drug distribution and paraphernalia pos...
May 19, 2024
Emporia man listed as fugitive from Oklahoma to start court process Monday
The Emporia man arrested after a vehicle stop and the alleged discovery of several outstanding warrants has been charged with being a fugitive from justice in another state. James Paul Davis, age 47, will appear in Lyon County District Court on Monday afternoon after his arrest this past Thursday. Davis is accused of l...
May 19, 2024
Emporia Rec Commission board meeting to focus on facilities, purchases, policies, budgets, staffing
The Emporia Recreation Commission will discuss facilities, purchases, policies and budgets during its monthly meeting Monday. Following leadership team updates, board members will discuss recent hires -- former Emporia State soccer coach Bryan Sailer as sports supervisor and Logan Buehler as outdoor maintenance foreman...
May 19, 2024
Kriley returns to ESU as VP for Student Success
Taylor Kriley is familiar with Emporia State University as an alum and department head. She will build on that familiarity with her new administrative role on campus. Kriley was named as Emporia State's Vice President for Student Success on Friday. She begins her role in July. Kriley began as a student in 2005 before e...
May 19, 2024
Coffey County Sheriff's Office investigating alleged disturbance involving Osage County elected officials
Neither the Osage County nor Coffey County sheriff's offices are now saying anything about an alleged incident involving two Osage County elected officials. WIBW-TV, KVOE News' television partner in Topeka, says Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells confirmed deputies responded to the Osage County Courthouse in Lyndon on Ma...
May 19, 2024
WEATHER: Flood warning issued for Neosho at Emporia; handful of fires confirmed as storm-related; marginal severe weather risk removed for Monday night
Sunday night's heavy rainfall has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning for central Lyon County. The river-based warning involves the Neosho at Emporia from Monday evening to Tuesday evening. As of 6 am Monday, the river was at 10.6 feet. Flood stage is 19 feet, and the current forecast has the...
May 19, 2024