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BBC Winners crowned
The winners of the 2020 Bruffs and Broadcasters golf tournament played at the Emporia Country Club rallied on day two for the wins. In the Broadcasters Division Wes Jones and Kelly McEnerney finished ...
Aug 30, 2020
CRASH: Emporia woman hurt in crash outside Victory Fellowship Church
Lyon County deputies say an Emporia woman was hurt in Sunday morning's crash outside a local church. Deputy Zach Shafer says 27-year-old Liliana Elias-Cartagena of Emporia was injured in the crash and...
Aug 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County now 10th in Kansas for total cases as weekly positive test rate goes above 13 percent
Lyon County starts the week with 855 coronavirus cases since March and nearly 90 active cases. Lyon County Public Health had an active week, with an increase of 35 total cases since Aug. 24 and 59 new...
Aug 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia State, Flint Hills Technical College announce slight increases in caseloads
Education is not listed as a cluster by Lyon County Public Health, but both Emporia State and Flint Hills Technical College announced increases in their respective caseloads Friday. Emporia State curr...
Aug 30, 2020
First rainfall in two weeks brings light to moderate totals to area
A fair bit of rain was reported across the listening area Saturday. The KVOE studio received a total of 0.30 inches of rain. The Emporia Municipal Airport received 0.36 inches of rain. Other reports i...
Aug 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Morris County Hospital re-enacting no-visitor policy, telling incoming patients to wear masks
Due to coronavirus trends, Morris County Hospital is now telling all entering patients to wear masks and it’s re-enacting a no-visitor policy. The restrictions were announced Friday. The no-visi...
Aug 30, 2020
Coffey Health System announces new CEO
There’s a change at the top for Coffey Health System. Jeremy Clingenpeel has been named as the hospital’s new chief executive officer effective Sept. 28. He replaces Leonard Hernandez, who...
Aug 30, 2020
Granada Theatre crowns inaugural Got Talent competition champion Saturday
The Granada Theatre was on the search for talent and there was plenty to go around Saturday evening. The inaugural Granada’s Got Talent competition saw 12 incredible acts take the stage. From si...
Aug 30, 2020
Royals hang on for win over White Sox
The Kansas City Royals held on for a 9-6 win over the Chicago White Sox Saturday. The Royals hit 4 home runs in building a 9-3 lead going to the 9th inning. Alex Gordon hit a solo home run in the 2nd ...
Aug 30, 2020
Bowyer clinches NASCAR play-off spot
Clint Bowyer has earned a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series play-offs with a 19th place finish at Daytona Saturday night. Bowyer entered the race with a virtual lock on a playoff berth, made it official a...
Aug 30, 2020
