The 7th annual Strong City Preservation Alliance Black-Tie Affair fundraiser is coming up next month. The annual event, supporting the preservation of the Strong City Opera House, will take place Saturday, October 24th, beginning with a cash bar happy hour at 5 pm. A taco bar, catered by Smokin' O's, will open at 6 pm ...

A few weeks ago, KVOE News noted the contemplation local trucking companies have been facing when it comes to prices at the fuel pump, namely the potential introduction of a fuel surcharge to help maintain operations. Monday morning, the City of Emporia became the first entity to issue such a charge to counteract the r...

The Emporia community will come together this weekend for the 2026 Emporia Walk to End Alzheimer's. The annual event will take place Saturday, October 3, at the Lyon County Fairgrounds, giving area residents an opportunity to raise awareness and support efforts related to Alzheimer's disease. Andrea Stockwell recently ...

In case you haven't been paying attention, the November general election ballot will be lengthy. Besides state-level positions, including governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer, the local ballot has several special questions, depending on your ZIP code: *Emporia voters will vote on a 0.25-percent ...

It took some time to confirm, but there was a gas leak at the Emporia Senior Center on Monday. Emporia Fire Capt. Wade Schmidt says crews responded to an abnormal odor around 8 am. Kansas Gas was also called to the scene. After an investigation, it was determined there was a small gas leak from an unspecified kitchen a...

The #17 Emporia State volleyball team won three of four from Fort Hays State in a 25-22, 26-24, 21-25, 25-16 victory on Saturday afternoon. ESU outhit the Tigers .261 to .193 in the match and outblocked the hosts 12-6 at the net. Lavra Krizanic led all attackers with 17 kills and Piper Bahr chipped in 14. Brooklynn ...

The Lyon County League volleyball standings through the first month of the season: Marais des Cygnes Valley 21-5 (3-0) Waverly 10-12 (3-0) Lebo 13-10 (2-1) Burlingame 7-9 (2-1) Olpe 11-12 (2-2) Northern Heights 7-12 (2-2) Madison 4-16 (0-4) Hartford 1-22 (0-4)

Emporia High cross country competed Saturday at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, with the Spartans turning in several strong individual performances. In the Girls Blue & Crimson B 5K, Emma Beatty led the Emporia girls, finishing third out of 216 runners. Madison Evans also placed inside the top 10 percent of the field, c...

The Chase County Bulldogs defeated the Lyndon Tigers 30 to 12 on a muddy football field in Lyndon on Friday night. Austin Anderson lead the Bulldogs with touchdown runs of 29, 51 and 8 yards. Anderson also had 122 yards rushing on 17 carries. Vincent Hodges added 85 yards on the ground and a score. Chase County did att...

Emporia High opened its homecoming game with a strong start Friday night at Welch Stadium, but Junction City rallied to take control and hand the Spartans a 32-6 loss in Centennial League play. The Spartans put together an impressive opening drive that lasted nearly seven and a half minutes. The possession ended with q...