Power issues have been resolved after the area's latest round of severe weather. Storms Saturday night generated wind speeds up to 65 mph, leading to isolated reports of downed tree limbs as well as widespread power outages. Evergy had over 2,000 outages in several area clusters, including over 700 in Emporia and almos...

Flag Day weekend began with a grand display of flags flying on the lawn of Emporia's American Legion Post 5 and concluded with another display just east of town Sunday afternoon. For the fifth consecutive year, the Lions Club of Emporia lined the Road S bridge over Interstate 35 with Old Glory to greet travelers along ...

First came the fundraising and next comes the vision. That was the update from Ryan Conley, one of the coaches of the Team Coyote bike racing team, who has been working alongside Gravel Cycling Hall of Famer Yuri Hauswald with the Chase the Race fundraiser. The fundraiser, which ended Saturday, has been raising money t...

Ahead of yet another round of severe weather Saturday night, there was a good attendance at the Lyon County Fairgrounds for the county's now-annual Preparedness Fair on Saturday. This was the second time the Preparedness Fair used the Fairgrounds after several years at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a...

As usual, Madison Days had a lot to offer area residents this weekend. The annual town festival culminates Sunday with the annual golf tournament. Before that, Saturday's schedule was jam-packed -- and not just because of First Christian Church Pastor and unofficial town historian Bob Robison's presentation on Madison ...

Emporia State men's basketball coach Tom Billeter has hired Justin Tabor to join his staff for 2026-27. Tabor replaces Devin Whitelow who departed the program in April to join the staff at Northern Illinois. Tabor was an assistant last year at UMKC and was the Director of Player Development the previous three years f...

One of the best Kansas baseball seasons in school history came to an end in a 13-2 defeat to former Big 8 rival Oklahoma on Monday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan. OU smothered KU in the series allowing just three total runs on the way to sweeping the best-of-three series. The game started on Sunday an...

The University of Kansas baseball team is hoping a break in the corner will help after taking two big knockout blows in the Lawrence Super Regional this weekend. Oklahoma decked the Jayhawks 8-1 in game one of the best-of-three series at Hoglund Ballpark by outhitting the hosts 11-4. Oklahoma held an 8-1 lead in the ...

The Centennial League announced All-League soccer honors on Monday. Emporia High placed three across the top two teams. Emersyn Johnson and Reagan Herrman earned placement on the First Team. Viveca Fuller received recognition on the Second Team. Honorable Mentions went to Madison Evans and Emma Swindle. The Black and R...

KVOE announced its Emporia Main Street Emporia High and Area Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2025-26 season during Saturday Morning Sports Talk. Emporia High Athletes of the Year honors went to senior standouts Rylan Crowell and Allie Weiss, while longtime diving coach Barb Clark was named Emporia High Coach o...