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Kansas rolls over UNO
Kansas got out to a hot 17-0 start and never looked back taking down Omaha 95-50 Friday night. Kansas was led in scoring by four players in double figures. Ochai Agbaji led the Jayhawks in scoring wit...
Dec 12, 2020
Emporia High boys swim team finishes 2nd to Blue Valley Southwest
The Emporia High boys swim team hosted Blue Valley Southwest and Wichita Classical in a meet Friday afternoon. Emporia High finished in 2nd place behind Blue Valley Southwest.Individually Cam Geitz ha...
Dec 12, 2020
Kansas AG Schmidt feels it may be time to move on following Supreme Court refusal to hear Texas election lawsuit
The United States Supreme Court has decided it will not hear a lawsuit aimed at challenging the results of the presidential election and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt feels it is time to move ...
Dec 12, 2020
Kansas State holds on for win over Milwaukee
(K-State) Kansas State held on for a 76-75 win over Milwaukee Friday night to end a 2 game losing skid. Five players scored in double figures while connecting on a season-high 54.7 percent from the fi...
Dec 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Pfizer vaccine gets emergency use authorization; Newman Regional Health looking to be among first distribution sites
Late Friday, the Food and Drug Administration gave approval to America's first coronavirus vaccine. The FDA's emergency use authorization could trigger nearly 3 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech va...
Dec 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: State disaster declaration extended to early January
The State Finance Council has approved an extension of the state's disaster declaration. The board extended the declaration 25 days instead of the normal 30 so it can be reviewed before the Kansas Leg...
Dec 12, 2020
ValuNet Fiber gives back to local community with Secret Santa Blitz Friday
Some local citizens received quite the surprise in downtown Emporia Friday afternoon. While downtown Friday afternoon, lucky individuals received a generous holiday gift thanks to the staff of ValuNet...
Dec 12, 2020
Hively stepping down as Lyon County Public Health Officer effective Dec. 31; County actively searching for replacement
Renee Hively will no longer be the Lyon County Public Health Officer by the end of this year. Hively announced she is resigning from the position effective Dec. 31. When asked for her reasoning for th...
Dec 12, 2020
WIO - Week of 12-11-20
Dec 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor orders flags to half mast as statewide death toll surpasses 2,000
For the second time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags to fly at half-mast to honor those Kansans who have lost their lives to the virus. The Governor iss...
Dec 11, 2020
