Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Friday is last day of school for most USD 253 students
Emporia schools will be busy earlier than normal Friday with this being the official last day of classes. *Emporia Middle School sixth-grade students will dismiss at 11:20 am. Seventh- and eighth-grad...
May 28, 2021 USD 253 Emporia photo.
WEATHER: Handful of Lyon County roads remain closed; Neosho River reaches tentative crest at Emporia
A handful of Lyon County roads remain closed due to flooding. The latest list from the Lyon County Highway Department is as follows: *Road H-5 from Roads 215 to 225 *Road J from Roads 190 to 215 (also...
May 28, 2021 Lyon County Emergency Communications Center map.
Reading woman hospitalized after crash near Emporia
A Lyon County woman suffered suspected minor injuries after a crash Thursday morning near Emporia. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 55-year-old Lori Buek of Reading was southbound on Interstate 35 near ...
May 27, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
USD 251 board appoints appeal hearing officer during special meeting
The USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education has a new appeal hearing officer after a special meeting Thursday. Board members met for over 45 minutes in executive session before appointing Joseph ...
May 27, 2021
Newman Regional Health hopes to use $380,000 in Lyon County funds to replace mammography equipment
Newman Regional Health has selected an equipment project that could receive funding from Lyon County if commissioners approve later this year. The hospital's Board of Trustees has approved an upgrade ...
May 27, 2021
Hartford residents arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty
Lyon County deputies have arrested two people for alleged animal cruelty. Lyon County Detective Sergeant Jacob Welsh says deputies and Lyon County Animal Control served an order issued by Hartford Mun...
May 27, 2021 Rhonda Staggs (left), Thomas Staggs. Lyon County Jail photos
WEATHER: Flood warnings extended for Morris County after Dunlap inundated again
Flood warnings have been extended for areas north of Emporia. Northern Morris County is now in a flood warning until 11 pm after as much as 4.5 inches of rain fell earlier in the day. Council Grove an...
May 27, 2021 Creeks near Allen went out of their banks early Thursday after heavy rainfall. Photo by Brian Keith.
Lyon County Commission discusses COVID-19 relief funds, allocation agency budget requests
Lyon County's stated goal of improving broadband access could well get a significant boost from the federal government. County Controller Dan Williams had a report during Wednesday's study meeting. Ly...
May 26, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
CORONAVIRUS: Three new cases for Lyon County
Lyon County Public Health has a small increase in new coronavirus cases and no increase in active cases in its midweek report. Public Health added three new cases, moving the pandemic total to 4,266 c...
May 26, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic
Tennessee woman killed in van-semi crash outside Strong City
A Tennessee woman is dead after two vehicles collided near Strong City on Tuesday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened on US Highway 50 about four miles east of Strong City around ...
May 26, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
