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CORONAVIRUS: Public Health reporting 12 new cases, 13 recoveries and adds new cluster category Wednesday
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 12 new coronavirus cases and 13 recoveries in Wednesday’s update. The active case number dropped slightly to 83 with 890 total cases and 789 total recoveri...
Sep 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Trio of area counties report caseload increases
A handful of area counties are reporting increases in coronavirus cases. Coffey County announced seven new cases and one recovery Wednesday. The county now has 88 cases since March with 13 active case...
Sep 02, 2020
City Commission approves CDGB-CV funding for economic and food
Allocations for economic relief in the City of Emporia have now been formally approved following action by the Emporia City Commission Wednesday afternoon. Commissioners officially authorized the list...
Sep 02, 2020
Emporia State suspends Athletic Activities after positive COVID-19 tests
(ESU) Emporia State University has temporarily suspended all intercollegiate athletics activities after a number of positive COVID-19 tests were found connected to student-athletes. The University say...
Sep 02, 2020
USD 251 Superintendent praises students and staff for strong start to school year
Yet another area school district is getting off to a good start. UD 251 North Lyon County Superintendent Bob Blair joined KVOE’s morning show as part of an ongoing series of updates on the 2020-...
Sep 02, 2020
Walk-through temperature scanners one of many tools used to combat COVID-19 in Emporia Public Schools
As the school year gets underway for USD 253 Emporia, the district is equipped with a new tool to help detect potential COVID-19 cases before they get too far into school buildings. During its Jul. 8 ...
Sep 02, 2020
Forero files motion to dismiss charges related to Memorial Day weekend chase
A motion to dismiss a criminal case in an alleged law enforcement pursuit over the Memorial Day weekend is now being reviewed. The defense for Joshua Forero made that request at a hearing Monday. A ru...
Sep 02, 2020
Ruling on motion to withdraw plea in 2018 chase possible Thursday
A motion to withdraw a plea in a 2018 chase is on the Lyon County District Court docket for Thursday. In July, 30-year-old Chelsea Brooks pleaded no contest to a single count of assault on a law enfor...
Sep 02, 2020
Audio - Wednesday - 09-02-20
Live Call-In: Emporia Main Street Your browser does not support the audio element. Newsmaker: Lyon County Clerk Tammy Vopat updates preparations for the general election. Your browser does not support...
Sep 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Commission will discuss whether to extend disaster declaration at Thursday meeting
Lyon County commissioners will discuss whether to consider extending the county’s current disaster declaration relating to coronavirus response. The County Commission action meeting starts at 9 ...
Sep 02, 2020
