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Emporia's Army National Guard unit redesignating Saturday
It’s back to the future in a manner of speaking for the Kansas Army National Guard Second Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Unit this weekend. The unit will be redesignated as the First Ba...
Oct 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Handful of people stepping forward for Lyon County's close-contact testing effort
Coronavirus testing has started through a special partnership involving the city of Emporia, Newman Regional Health and Lyon County Public Health. The testing was formally announced Oct. 5. Lyon Count...
Oct 15, 2020
Newman Regional Health announces telemedicine partnership with FreeState Healthcare
Newman Regional Health has announced a new partnership for telemedicine services beginning next month. FreeState Healthcare will provide overnight hospitalist services for adult inpatients and observa...
Oct 15, 2020
Part of Emporia's East Ninth shut down for water leak issues
Emporia Public Works is investigating a water leak on the east side of town. The Water Department has East Ninth closed between Whildin and Waverly until at least noon and possibly early afternoon. Th...
Oct 15, 2020
Audio - Thursday - 10-15-20
Emporia State Associate Athletic Director and Head of Media Relations Don Weast comments on the NCAA announcement that ESU will be hosting the 2024 and 2026 Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Natio...
Oct 15, 2020
Emporia State basketball teams can hold first full practices
Thursday is the first day that the Emporia State basketball teams can hold full scale practices. Both teams have been able to hold limited workouts since school began. The Emporia State women return 7...
Oct 15, 2020
Lyon County Planning and Appeals Board starts talks on fifth zoning regulation draft
Fine-tuning was the rule of the night as the Lyon County Planning and Appeals Board continued its work on zoning regulations. This was the first formal discussions on a fifth draft, which separated ci...
Oct 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia, area businesses and nonprofits approved for Securing Local Food Systems grants
Area businesses and food pantries did well in the first round of grant funding as part of the state’s Back to Business Securing Local Food Systems program. Three Emporia nonprofits received mone...
Oct 15, 2020
Frost advisory announced for Greenwood County early Friday
Frosty conditions could affect parts of the KVOE listening area for the first time this season. Greenwood County is in a frost advisory from 3-9 am Friday with temperatures just above freezing expecte...
Oct 15, 2020
USD 253 Board of Education looking into options for reducing rising insurance rates for employees
Discussions regarding health and dental insurance rates for USD 253 employees appears to be a topic that will see heavy discussion from the Board of Education in the weeks to come. The reason being is...
Oct 15, 2020
