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CORONAVIRUS: On top of increased caseload, Lyon County Public Health now dealing with contact tracing robocalls
Lyon County Public Health is still busy dealing with coronavirus, whether through tests, questions, raw data — or robocalls. The question of contact tracing procedures is being discussed after a...
Sep 08, 2020
Audio - Tuesday - 09-08-20
Newsmaker: Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern updates the local COVID-19 response effort. Your browser does not support the audio element. Tech Talk with Flint...
Sep 08, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor seeking extension of state disaster declaration
The state’s coronavirus-related disaster declaration ends next Tuesday, and Governor Laura Kelly would like it extended. The governor made her announcement during her weekly news conference. You...
Sep 08, 2020
Cleveland out scores Royals 5-2
The offensive woes continued for the Kansas City Royals Monday night in a 5-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians. The Royals have now lost 7 in a row. They have averaged less then 3 runs per-game in the 7 ...
Sep 08, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: New federal unemployment payment half of original $600 amount for affected Kansans
Kansas residents out of work due to coronavirus are now eligible for federal unemployment benefits, although the amount is less than what they received earlier. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Sep 08, 2020
Emporia High Tuesday schedule
Tuesday is a busy day for Emporia High athletic teams. The volleyball team plays Hayden and Topeka High at Hayden. The Lady Spartans take a 3-0 record into the matches, Junior Grace Xu says it has bee...
Sep 08, 2020
Man accused of taking food from Emporia Wendy's during July burglary
One man is accused of burglarizing an Emporia restaurant and has a hearing Wednesday in Lyon County District Court. Jacob Matthew Milton Vaughan, 22, is facing single counts of burglary of a non-dwell...
Sep 08, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs release injury report
(nbcsports) The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Texans on Thursday night and the Super Bowl LIV champions released their first injury report of the season on Monday. Tight end Travis Kelce saw limite...
Sep 08, 2020
Emporia apartment house listed as total loss after overnight fire; Red Cross, Salvation Army offering help to displaced residents
Emporia Fire continues investigating a fire that destroyed an apartment house, displaced all its residents and led to injuries for one firefighter late Monday night. The fire at 718 Market was reporte...
Sep 08, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Area weekend numbers to be reported Tuesday, state cluster site information to debut Wednesday
Tuesday will see a lot of updates on the local and area coronavirus situation. Lyon County entered the Labor Day weekend with 913 total cases since March, up from 870 on Aug. 31. The number of active ...
Sep 07, 2020
