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CORONAVIRUS: Increased social activity a factor in recent caseload increase
Lyon County Public Health continues to be concerned about recent coronavirus trends, even though there haven’t been massive increases in the number of overall or active cases. Emergency Prepared...
Jul 22, 2020
Astros over power Royals 15-6
It was a rough Tuesday afternoon for the Kansas City Royals. They were out scored by the Houston Astros 15-6. The Royals scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning to tie the game at 3. The rest of the day it wa...
Jul 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: The Taste canceled
Emporia Main Street has canceled The Taste. Main Street originally postponed the event in March, pushing the event to September. Director Casey Woods says Main Street has spent the past few months res...
Jul 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County reports six new cases
Lyon County’s active COVID-19 caseload has risen slightly yet again. In its daily update Tuesday, Lyon County Public Health reported six new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confir...
Jul 21, 2020
No injuries reported, traffic restored following accident on West Highway 50 Tuesday
Traffic was disrupted for close to an hour following a non-injury accident in far west Emporia Tuesday afternoon. According to Emporia Police Officer Jaffar Agha, a westbound RV with two passengers in...
Jul 21, 2020
Audio - Tuesday - 07-21-20
Live Call-In: Emporia Chamber of Commerce Your browser does not support the audio element. Newsmaker: Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern updates the local COVI...
Jul 21, 2020
City of Emporia begins next phase of street rehab work
The next phase of work for the 2020 Emporia Street Rehab project is now underway. Mill and overlay work began Monday on five street segments in the area. This includes the Dietrich Addition, Park Lane...
Jul 21, 2020
City Commission holding study and action sessions Wednesday
The Emporia City Commission has back-to-back meetings on the calendar Wednesday morning. Commissioners will begin the day with a study session during which time discussions will range from the purchas...
Jul 21, 2020
Lyon, surrounding counties note minimal road flooding incidents despite extremely heavy rainfall
Heavy rain from Monday night into Tuesday morning has led to a handful of road closures areawide. Lyon County’s list is currently short: *Road 150 from Roads M to N*Road 190 from Roads K to L*Ro...
Jul 21, 2020
Astros out score Royals 6-3 in exhibition game
The Kansas City Royals were out scored by the Houston Astros 6-3 in an exhibition game Monday night. The Astros scored a run in the 1st inning and added 4 runs in the 4th inning to take a 5-0 lead. Sa...
Jul 21, 2020
