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Lyon County is not the only area county declining to enforce Governor Laura Kelly's order on mask usage in public. Shortly after the governor announced she had signed Executive Order 20-52 telling res...

Two inmates at the Lyon Couty Detention Center have tested positive for coronavirus. Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope says the results developed after testing Monday. In both cases, the inmates were asym...

Abnormally dry conditions now cover most of the KVOE listening area, based on the latest report by the US Drought Monitor. The Drought Monitor says an area south of a line from near Dwight to Emporia ...

The Lyon County Commission will hold off on issuing exact guidance on the use of masks in accordance with Governor Laura Kelly’s recently issued executive order until more information can be gat...

Governor Laura Kelly has officially issued the executive order saying state residents must wear masks in public settings and in places where six-foot social distancing measures can’t be maintain...

Emporia Celebrates the Flint Hills is using a new approach to bring a new mural to downtown Emporia. Group member Duane Henrikson says Emporia Celebrates the Flint Hills wanted to try a different appr...

Emporia’s veteran banner slots are tentatively full after Emporia Main Street’s annual lottery drawing Wednesday. Over 220 people applied for 15 open spots. The list of award winners have ...

Lyon County Public Health is reporting 3 new COVID-19 cases in Thursdays update. That increases the total number of confirmed positive and probable positive cases to 502. There are no new recoveries t...

A persistent line of thunderstorms has dropped a lot of rain in a concentrated area Thursday morning. Over 2 inches of rain has fallen at the KVOE studios since around 4 am as a line of storms develop...

Kansas Health Secretary Lee Norman says decisions at the state and county level have contributed to a recent spike in coronavirus cases, and he’s concerned about how the numbers may track in mid...