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UPDATE: Wreck near Olpe sends Emporia man to Newman Regional Health for treatment
An Emporia man suffered minor injuries after a crash near Olpe on Thursday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 59-year-old Bret Fallis was southbound on Kansas Highway 99 when the crash happened aro...
Jul 17, 2020
Cooking mishap leads to minor structure fire east of Emporia
Emporia Fire Crews were able to quickly extinguish a minor fire which developed Thursday evening just outside the Emporia city limits. Fire Crews were called to 3 Lakeshore Drive in Thorndale, 4.5 mil...
Jul 17, 2020
Heat advisories issued for entire KVOE listening area for upcoming weekend
The upcoming weekend will be a hot one. The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for the entire KVOE listening area. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in an advisor...
Jul 16, 2020
72nd annual Kiwanis Club Pancake Day fundraiser coming Saturday
The Emporia Kiwanis Club is set to serve the community Saturday morning. The club will be hosting its rescheduled pancake day from 7 am to 1 pm. The event was scheduled to take place in March but had ...
Jul 16, 2020
Teenager who pleaded no contest to burglary sentenced to 18 months in juvenile corrections
An Emporia teenager will spend time at a juvenile correctional facility after pleading no contest to a count of burglary. On Thursday, Judge Lee Fowler sentenced 18-year-old Adam Cole Burnett to 18 mo...
Jul 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: CVS, Walgreens now mandating masks by customers
Two more national retailers with local stores are telling their customers to wear masks when they shop. Pharmacy stores CVS and Walgreens will start their new policies Monday alongside Walmart. Kroger...
Jul 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 32 active COVID-19 cases
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 7 new COVID-19 cases in Thursdays update. That increases the total number of confirmed positive and probable positive cases to 543. There are 4 new recoveries fo...
Jul 16, 2020
Healthier Lyon County selected as grantee for second phase of Pathways to Healthy Kansas funding
23 Kansas Counties will be receiving funding through the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grant program this year. Among those selected is Lyon County’s Healthier Ly...
Jul 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Superintendents continue navigating constantly changing landscape with start of school not likely until September
Area superintendents have been in constant adjustment mode since the coronavirus pandemic began in March, and Wednesday’s announcements only continued that process. Governor Laura Kelly announce...
Jul 16, 2020
Highland says experience will be critical during next legislative session on KVOE's Candidate Forum
KVOE’s Candidate Forum on Thursday focused on the Kansas House 51st District. Typically, Candidate Forums include all candidates for a given position. However, incumbent Ron Highland was the onl...
Jul 16, 2020
