Emporia, KS

Another person was injured in the accident involving a red Polaris Razer.

LYON COUNTY (KSNT) – Lyon County Deputy Jody Myers confirmed the death of one person following an early morning rollover crash near the area of the 400 Block of Road V at approximately 6 a.m. Emporia, Lyon County EMS, and Hartford Fire and Rescue responded to the scene to find a Red Polaris Raze in […]

The city of Emporia’s new Wastewater Treatment Plant director is officially on the job. John O’Bryan will be responsible for procedures and safety guidelines at the plant as well as overseeing overall plant operations. O’Bryan is a veteran of wastewater management with experience in operations, safety and maintenance,...

A Texas woman was killed when an off road vehicle crashed in Lyon County. Lyon County authorities were called to the scene in the 400 block of Road V Monday before 6:00 a.m. Officers found a Polaris RZR in a ditch, resting on the passenger side. Chelsea Moore, 30, of Hunt, Texas was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Texas woman was killed in a UTV/ATV crash in southeast Lyon County Monday morning. According to Lyon County Deputy Jody Meyers, the accident occurred in the 400 block of Road V just before 6 am. Upon arrival, Lyon County Deputies found a red Polaris Razer on its passenger side in the west ditch.

LYON CO., Kan. (WIBW) - One person is dead, another seriously injured following a wreck involving a UTV in southeast Lyon Co. Monday morning. According to the Lyon Co. Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened around 6 a.m. in the area of the 400 block of Road V. When emergency...

A Texas resident was killed Monday morning in a rollover ATV crash in southeast Lyon County. A man from Hartford was seriously injured. A statement from the Sheriff’s Office later said Chelsea Moore, 30, of Hunt, Texas, was found dead inside a Polaris RZR, which was partially in a ditch on Road V near Road 50.

The Emporia Reds U-12 team won the USSSA Class A State championship over the weekend. The U-12s were 6-0 for the weekend. In pool play, the U-12s defeated Hays Stars and Stripes 3-1 and Topeka Lake Monsters 14-3. In bracket play, they defeated the Lake Monsters 6-4, Olathe Pythons 12-4, Salina Kings 2028 10-2, and defeated B-Town out of Baxter Springs 9-8 in the Championship game.

The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Monday announced their 2022 class for induction. It includes 4 people with ties to Emporia, Former NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer, former Olpe Head Girls Basketball Coach Jesse Nelson, and former Emporia State basketball players Tara Holloway-Churchill and Emily Bloss-Carpenter. The other members of the...

From pops to earth-shattering kabooms, ’tis the season for fireworks across the KVOE listening area. The sales and discharge window officially opened at 10 am, and Emporia Fire Marshal Reason Bradford had some safety tips during a recent Newsmaker segment. He says people should do some basic research on the fireworks they are buying.

State Treasurer Lynn Rogers visited with constituents during a campaign stop at Twin Rivers Winery in downtown Emporia on Saturday. Rogers was an agricultural banker for 31 years before retiring in 2016 to become more active in politics. He was elected to the Kansas Senate where he served from 2017-2019, then served as Lieutenant Governor under Governor Laura Kelly. He was appointed as State Treasurer by Gov. Kelly in January 2021, filling the position after former Treasurer Jacob LaTurner was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rogers is now running for election with a campaign focused on educating Kansans about the role of the State Treasurer.

Gas prices may be declining around the country, but not in the Emporia area. AAA’s daily price check showed the average price of regular unleaded in Lyon County was a rounded $4.67 Monday. That’s 17 cents higher than The Gazette’s last check Tuesday, June 7. Chase County’s...

Christy Cauble Davis of Cottonwood Falls has been appointed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development state director, the USDA announced Monday. Davis is a fifth-generation Kansan who has dedicated her career to serving and strengthening Kansas communities. According to a written release, for more than two decades, Davis has...

WICHITA — Former Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams and former NASCAR star Clint Bowyer of Emporia are both a part of this fall's class for the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Williams led the Jayhawks to four Final Fours between 1988-2003 before departing for his alma mater, North Carolina, where he won three NCAA national championships.

The Emporia Reds 12U team won the 12A USSSA State Tournament at Blue Valley Recreation Sports Complex in Overland Park over the weekend. The team, which has won 11 in a row through Sunday, is a group of 12-13-year-olds (players can be 13 if their birthday is after the May 1 cutoff) that plays league games in Topeka. But the team is more geared toward competing in tournaments, and that is where they have shined this summer.

LYON COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH) - A Texas woman was killed Monday morning in a Lyon County crash involving a UTV. The Lyon County sheriff’s office said around 5:54 a.m., deputies, Hartford Fire and Rescue, and Emporia/ Lyon County EMS were dispatched to the area of the 400 Block of Road V for the report of a rollover injury crash. They arrived to find a Red Polaris Razer that had partially gone into the west ditch on its passenger side.

After years of bad weather and a pandemic, organizers of the Tornado Trot and Trail were thankful to have a “normal” event again. “It went as good as possible, I think,” Jann Briggs said from Reading Sunday evening. Final numbers from the annual fundraising run, walk and...

Emporian Caleb Schmid finished in 6th place and Gentry Scheve finished in a tie for 7th place at The Railer – Kansas Stroke play golf championship that wrapped up Sunday at Newton. Brooks Sauder finished in a tie for 53rd place and Caden Massey finished in a tie for...

The Emporia Public Library hosted its first worm race in three years Friday morning. The worm race is a long standing tradition according to children’s services supervisor Lori Heller. She said she used to take her kids to the worm races when they were children. They are now in their 30s.

What is so rare as a day in June… with no threat of heat advisories or severe storms?. The Emporia area is in for several of those days. The trend actually started Sunday, when the high temperature at the airport was only 78 degrees. The average temperature was seven degrees below normal.