Gufler Mansion was abuzz Thursday as the bed and breakfast's owners, community members and state officials celebrated the business's receipt of a Kansas Tourism Marketing grant. Totaling $10,000, the grant will go towards providing tourism opportunities business owner Deborah Kohl said will hopefully draw more people t...

If you are hoping to ride in the 21st annual Unbound Gravel series of races, your opportunity is quickly approaching. The Unbound lottery goes live at 10 am Sunday and will close at 11:59 p.m. on November 15th. Once the lottery window closes and selections are made, riders will receive an email confirming their en...

Lyon County Treasurer Sharon Gaede celebrated her retirement Thursday with a reception inside the Lyon County Courthouse. After 32 years with the county and 13 years as treasurer, Gaede said she's excited for her transition to retirement, though it feels bittersweet. Kuestersteffen's swearing-in ceremony will be held a...

A major attraction may be on its way to Emporia, featuring a pair of installations from renowned artist Thomas Dambo. During KVOE's Newsmaker 2 segment, Emporians Lucas Moody and Aaron Larson joined the program to discuss the ongoing effort to bring Dambo to the community, with hopes of him erecting a pair of his famou...

Emporia's SOS has received nearly $195,000 in federal funding to support victim services programming. Thursday, the Office of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced more than $10.7 million in funds to support victim assistance agencies and organizations across the state through the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Vi...

Brett Yormark will step down as Big 12 Commissioner by January. ESPN reports that Yormark will take a role outside of collegiate athletics in his next endeavor. He had been the leader of the league since 2022. KU chancellor Douglas Girod told ESPN that Yormark is planning to stay through January to assist with a tra...

Former Hornet wide receiver Tyler Kahmann has been named the Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Rookie following his first season with the Toronto Argonauts. The Haysville, Kan. native finished the year with 77 catches for 1092 yards and eight touchdowns. He was third in the league in touchdowns and second-dow...

Emporia State sophomore forward Ella Favot has been named the MIAA Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year. She highlights six Lady Hornets who received All-MIAA recognition from the league on Friday and is the first from ESU to claim the award since Mackenzie Dimarco picked up her second such award as a senior in...

The Olpe Eagles continued their impressive season Thursday night, rolling past the Northeast Arma Vikings 49-13 in a playoff matchup to advance to the next round. Olpe's balanced offensive attack and a strong defensive performance proved too much for the Vikings as the Eagles improved to 7-2 on the season. Olpe wasted ...

The Lebo Wolves defeated the Linn Bulldogs 46 to 0 in the first round of 8-Man Division 2 playoffs Thursday night in Lebo. The Wolves scored on a Jett Edwards 4 yard run, a Colby Fehr 35 yard fumble return, an Aiden Ferguson 37 yard run, Eli Konrade 52 yard run, then Ferguson returned a pass interception 47 yards for a...