The Lyon County Planning and Zoning Department hosted its first community discussion on data centers and battery energy storage systems on Thursday. Community members gathered in the county courthouse annex as Planning and Zoning Director Sam Seeley answered questions, heard concerns and shared some of the county's cu...

The Emporia Arts Center hosted its Annual Veterans Exhibition artist reception in the Trusler Gallery on Friday. Three community members were honored with the top prizes while one was chosen as the people's choice awardee. Those honored include Paul Johnson in third place, Doug Crockett in second place and Michael Kohl...

Emporia's First Friday Art Walk celebrated its 10-year anniversary on Friday. Founders Kaila Mock and Joel Smith joined Art Walk's executive director Kat Dorcas on KVOE's Friday morning show to share a bit about the event's significance and to reflect on the last decade. For more information on Emporia's First Friday A...

Lyon County's official vote audit and canvass will take a bit longer than originally anticipated. According to Lyon County Election Officer Amie Jones, the county, and all counties, are required to perform a standard election audit focusing on one percent of the county's precincts. However, due to the close percentage ...

The city of Hartford now has a price for its new city hall and work could be getting underway before the end of the month. Hartford Mayor Kenny Hamman, who spoke with KVOE News after Wednesday's City Council meeting, said MRSK Buildings, which has been handling the demolition of the old city hall, submitted a quote of ...

The Olpe Eagles continued their postseason run Friday night with a convincing 35-0 victory over the Wabaunsee Chargers in a Regional 1A playoff matchup. The Eagles improved to 8-2 on the season with the shutout win, while Wabaunsee finished its season at 4-6. The matchup was a rematch of the teams' Week 2 meeting, when...

The No. 12 Emporia State volleyball team led for nearly the entire match on the way to a 25-19, 25-20, 25-19 sweep of Northwest Missouri at White Auditorium on Friday night. There were only four lead changes in the entire match. ESU held the Bearcats to under .100 hitting for the match while E-State peppered the ball...

The top-seeded Washburn soccer team exploded for four second-half goals and eliminated No. 5 seed Emporia State 5-0 in the semifinals of the 2026 MIAA Soccer Tournament at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita Friday afternoon. Washburn led 1-0 at the break before blasting off in the second half while Emporia State strugg...

A trio of high-stakes area high school football playoff matchups headline Friday's local schedule across the KVOE Network of Stations. ​In Class 1A, Olpe hosts Wabaunsee on Mix 104.9 FM. The Eagles kicked off their postseason run by dispatching Northeast-Arma 49-13, while the Chargers pulled off a 26-19 first-round u...

The 2026-27 All-Lyon County League Volleyball teams were announced on Wednesday, recognizing the top talent across the conference. First Team * Emily Criqui - MdCV (JR) * * Zoey Hirt - Waverly (SR) * * Rachael Barnhardt - Lebo (SR) * Harper Seele - Burlingame (SR) * Rebecca Barnhardt - Lebo (FR) * Lauryn Finnerty - Le...