Production at Emporia's Hopkins Manufacturing plant has been on hold during bankruptcy and criminal proceedings affecting its parent company, but that may be changing soon. Manager Randy Hizar tells KVOE News an unspecified company has made a bid for Hopkins that has been approved. For now, the agreement is non-binding...

Less than a month ago, the KVOE listening area was blanketed in 4-7 inches of snowfall, including around 6 inches of snow across Emporia. Now low levels of drought have returned to parts of the KVOE listening area. The latest update from the US Drought Monitor indicates abnormally dry conditions in far south Lyon Count...

Two Lyndon residents were hurt after a crash in the Kansas City metro area early Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the two-vehicle wreck happened shortly before 12:45 am on Interstate 70 near the junction of 78th Street. Troopers say a car driven by 56-year-old Marc Crowe of Basehor was westbound and sideswiped ...

The Emporia Masonic Lodge has a special event Friday to honor the community's first responders. The lodge has a special First Responder Appreciation Day at its building, 424 Merchant. Emergency responders and law enforcement officers are invited to partake in donuts and coffee as the lodge recognizes "the service ...

Concerns about water supply for the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant have prompted a document calling for a new dredging method at John Redmond Reservoir nearby. The Kansas Water Office has affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Kansas and Bowersock Mills and Power Company to develop what's call...

Emporia State sprinter Stella Agbokpah has been named the MIAA Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week. The Ghana freshman set a school record last weekend at the Bearcat Invite. Her time of 24.06 broke her own school record as she finished second in the 200m dash invitational. Her time is the best in the MIAA this...

The latest Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association Rankings were released on Tuesday, February 10. Emporia girls remained at fifth in the 5A team rankings. 5A Girls: Chloe Steele 100 3rd Sienna Spaulding 105 6th Kensley Medrano 120 1st Alexa Castillo 170 1st 5A Boys: Jose Vargas 285 4th 321A Girls: Lahna Passmore 115 3rd...

The latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Rankings were released on Tuesday, February 10. Emporia boys slid to eighth in 5A. Boys: Olpe 2nd 1AD1 Hartford 3rd 1AD2 Lebo 4th 1AD2 Emporia 8th 5A Girls: Olpe 4th 1AD1 Osage City 4th 3A MdCV 7th 1AD2 Lebo 10th 1AD2

Olpe split a doubleheader in Wabaunsee Monday night. The Olpe boys picked up the win 63-49. Brecken McGuire led the Eagles with 19 while Brayden Lienemann added 16. Wabaunsee took the girl's contest 40-35. Lilly Skalsky had a team high 17 points.

The Area and Emporia Athlete of the Week awards were announced on Monday. Lilly Skalsky from Olpe is the Area Athlete of the Week. The senior reached the 1,000 point milestone in the Eagles' win on Friday over Lyndon. The Emporia Athlete of the Week is Rylan Crowell. The senior averaged 23 ppg last week. Including 26 p...