Jury scams are now becoming commonplace nationwide. And there is another circulation happening locally. The Lyon County Sheriff's Office now says it has received "multiple" reports of people being contacted by phone and getting told they missed jury duty. Those calls also include payment demands to avoid arre...

Snowflakes are a decent bet across the KVOE listening area Friday night. Accumulating snowfall is not. There is currently a moderate chance of snowfall areawide, essentially from mid-evening Friday to around 3 am Saturday. However, most area locations can expect a dusting at best. Snow could be on the ground for the Po...

Lyon County's new K-9 is getting new equipment. The Sheriff's Office says Ace will receive a bullet- and stab-protective vest through a donation from the non-profit entity Vested Interest in K9s Inc. Ace's vest was sponsored by Pamela Nation of Jacksonville, Arkansas, and should be in hand in the next 10 weeks. The pro...

Dr James Geitz, a longtime local physician, has passed away. Geitz, 79, passed away at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida. Born in St Louis, Missouri, Geitz was a physician at Internal Medicine Associates and its predecessors from 1975 until his retirement in 2013. Besides his time as a physician, Gei...

Illusionist Bill Blag is set to host a magical evening inside the Emporia Granada Theatre this weekend. The nationally renowned illusionist will be bringing his show Family Magic to the Granada stage Friday night. The performance sees Blagg blend storytelling and "jaw-dropping magic, comedy and heart" to crea...

Emporia's Grady Howe signed his National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Emporia State on Wednesday. The senior was excited to stay home and continue his baseball career. The Spartans open this spring at Ottawa on March 26.

Playoff basketball gets underway next week in Girls 1A. KSHSAA released the Sub-State brackets on Wednesday. In 1A Division 1, Olpe received an opening round bye as the three seed at the Clifton-Clyde HS Sub-State. The Eagles matchup with the winner of Clifton-Clyde and Onaga. Olpe will host the winner on March 2. Burl...

Playoff basketball gets underway next week in Boys 1A. KSHSAA released the Sub-State brackets on Wednesday. In 1A Division 1, Olpe earned the top seed in the Clifton-Clyde HS Sub-State. The 19-2 Eagles await the winner of West Franklin and Centralia. Olpe will host the winner on February 28. Burlingame received the te...

Emporia High basketball dropped both games in Topeka with Washburn Rural on Tuesday. In the boy's game, Emporia fell in overtime 46-44. Harry Trelc propelled the Spartans' attack with eight first quarter points as EHS led 15-12. WR won the second and took a 24-21 lead at halftime. Emporia was held scoreless until the ...

The Chase County Bulldogs and the Madison Bulldogs split a thrilling doubleheader Tuesday night, with Chase County rallying late to win the girls contest and Madison pulling away in the boys game. In the girl's matchup, Madison controlled much of the night early on. The Bulldogs led 7-6 at the end of the first quarter ...