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The overall caseload and tracing process remains busy, but trends continue in the right direction when it comes to Lyon County’s COVID-19 response effort. That’s the assessment of Public H...

Recent dryness has led to a notable expansion of abnormally dry conditions, both across the KVOE listening area and the state of Kansas as a whole. Aside from southwest Chase and central Osage countie...

Governor Laura Kelly says she’s pleased with certain aspects of the state’s coronavirus response and recovery, but she’s also disappointed with others. On KVOE’s Newsmaker 2 se...

Nearly a month after the state applied for the federal Lost Wages Assistance Program, the Department of Labor says it will begin processing payments before the week is out. The Labor Department will s...

If you needed another scam to worry about — and even if you didn’t — there’s an old one that has returned to the area. For at least a week, the Chase County Sheriff’s Off...

The Coffey County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Health Department to offer a combination drive-through flu shot clinic and prescription drug take-back event this month. The combination...

The Emporia High volleyball, boys soccer and cross country teams on Thursday schedule. The Emporia High Volleyball team plays at Ottawa. The Lady Spartans have won their last 7 matches. Coach Ashley N...

NASCAR has released its 2021 schedule. Its highlighted by the first dirt race in over 50 years, at Bristol Motor Speedway. The number of road course events has been doubled from 3 to 6. Bristol Motor ...

USD 284 Chase County is reporting a coronavirus case in its elementary school. The district says it has thoroughly cleaned and disinfected the building and that process will continue. Staff and parent...

Power has been restored to over 300 Evergy customers following a downed power pole Wednesday afternoon. The outage was first reported shortly after 3 pm affecting customers in Reading, Admire and Mill...