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CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County has 8 new COVID-19 cases
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 8 new COVID-19 cases in Thursdays update. That increases the number of confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Lyon county to 594. There were 2 new rec...
Jul 23, 2020
Emporia Recreation Commission still planning for modified Corporate Challenge
The Emporia Recreation Commission is still accepting registration for the 2020 Corporate Challenge this year. Aaron Hammond of the ERC, a recent guest of KVOE’s Newsmaker Two segment Thursday, s...
Jul 23, 2020
County Commission approves Plan ELC text change; recognizes Highway Department for recent achievement
A text change to the Emporia Lyon County Joint Comprehensive Plan (Plan ELC) was approved by County Commissioners Thursday morning. The change, presented by Lyon County Zoning and Floodplain Manager S...
Jul 23, 2020
UPDATE: ATV rollover crash hurts Allen man
An Allen man was airlifted to Kansas City for treatment after an ATV crash in the town Wednesday. Lyon County Deputy Jeff Rodriguez says Emporia/Lyon County EMS, Allen-Admire District 2 first responde...
Jul 23, 2020
USD 421 Lyndon football field suffers severe damage from vandals
Vandals have damaged the USD 421 Lyndon football field to the point where district administrators don’t know whether the field will have to be replaced. Vandals used a truck to drive up and down...
Jul 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Questions about testing availability, policy addressed
Lyon County has tested over 3,700 residents for coronavirus, but has the county done enough testing? Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern says Lyon County has one of the hig...
Jul 23, 2020
SOS Strong smashes prior fundraising record
Despite a pandemic and having a shorter lineup than normal, the SOS Strong campaign went above and beyond all other campaigns in its six-year history. SOS Strong 2020 generated $41,000, going above th...
Jul 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Three ESU student-athletes develop COVID-19
ESU Athletics confirmed three student-athletes have developed coronavirus. The university confirmed their status Wednesday. All three were asymptomatic and had not started voluntary summer conditionin...
Jul 23, 2020
Lyon County District Court has hefty docket call with notable cases Friday
Lyon County District Court has a massive docket call Friday afternoon with several cases of note. *Derek Stefan faces seven counts of promoting obscenity, three counts of sexual exploitation and singl...
Jul 23, 2020
Lyon County rape suspect has plea hearing Thursday
A hearing in a local rape case is taking place in Lyon County District Court on Thursday. German Diaz is facing one rape count for alleged sexual activity against a 13-year-old this past January. Diaz...
Jul 23, 2020
