The murders of Sandra Bird and Martin Anderson are over 40 years in the past, but the story still captivates residents locally and nationally. A case in point took place at Emporia State University's White Library on Sunday as the Emporia Gazette reporters that covered the investigation, Nancy Horst and Bobby Mlynar, d...

The Lyon County Board of Zoning Appeals and Metropolitan Area Planning Commission meet Tuesday. The BZA has one agenda item, a request for variances, including the maximum sigh height and the number of signs at Miller Financial Group, 2923 West US Highway 50. There is also one agenda item for the Planning Commission, a...

The Emporia Recreation Commission has updates on several items during its monthly meeting Monday. Board members will discuss a transient guest tax grant, with separate discussions about an elevator maintenance contract, the opening of the annual Summer S'cape registration period and facility use by competitive teams. O...

The excitement inside the Olpe Knights of Columbus Hall at the third annual, and third consecutive sold-out, Green Machine Gala Saturday evening, was perhaps matched only by the excitement surrounding progress on the project that the gala is benefiting. During an interview with KVOE News just ahead of the gala, Olpe Fi...

Flooding is officially ending, but there are still some travel issues after the heavy rainfall this past weekend. Both the Cottonwood River at Emporia and Neosho River at Neosho Rapids went into flood Saturday, following 1.504 inches of rain Friday night through much of Saturday. Both have now gone back within their ba...

Local wrestlers competed Friday and Saturday at Silver Lake High School in Girls Regional action in 321A. Nine area athletes were able to finish top eight in their weight class and advance to the State Tournament. Council Grove will be sending four girls. As a team, the Braves finished tenth. Chase County and Northern ...

The rivalry between the Waverly Bulldogs and the Chase County Bulldogs delivered plenty of drama Friday night, with Chase County taking the girls contest and Waverly answering in the boys game. In the girls' matchup, Waverly came out strong and led 12-7 at the end of the first quarter. The Bulldogs extended their advan...

Hayden swept Emporia in Centennial League action Friday in Emporia. In the girls' game, Hayden cruised to a 57-25 victory. The Wildcats held EHS to two first quarter points as they took a 12-2 lead. The Lady Spartans claimed the second as Kinsley Hines, who was named the Queen of Hearts for the Sweetheart Dance, conne...

The Emporia State men's tennis team dominated William Jewell on the way to a 7-0 sweep of the Cardinals in Kansas City, Mo. on Friday. The Hornets won every match in straight-sets and dropped just nine combined games in singles. Anton Sarunic overwhelmed his opponent in #1 singles 6-0, 6-1 while Roko Kacer double-bag...

Evan Abbott smashed a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Hornets nipped #23 Metro State Denver 5-4 at the Steve Anson Classic at Falley Field in Topeka. The Hornets got on the board first on a Roadrunner throwing error before Cooper Schwindt delivered an RBI on a single up the middle. MSU Denver plated thr...