Category Archives: News
Emporia Country Club sells
Details are pending and the paperwork hasn't reached the Lyon County Register of Deeds Office, but both sides involved in the Emporia Country Club sale say the process has closed. Investor Jerid Thoma...
Feb 2, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia Senior Center hosting love themed luncheon fundraiser next Friday
The local community is invited to embrace love and kindness during a fundraiser luncheon for the Emporia Senior Center next week. The Love and Kindness Luncheon will be held next Friday, Feb. 10 at th...
Feb 2, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Charges announced in alleged burglary of former Cedar Point school building
Court hearings are ahead for two people who allegedly tried to steal books from the former Cedar Point school building late last month. Formal charges have been filed against 25-year-old Kathryn Laine...
Feb 2, 2023 Kathryn Culbert (left), Jacobsen Eells. Chase County Jail photos.
Lyon County offender registry case set for latest hearing Friday
A pretrial hearing is coming Friday for a woman accused in Lyon County District Court of offender registry violations. Latasha Ghramm is formally accused with three counts of aggravated violations and...
Feb 2, 2023 Latasha Ghramm. Kansas Department of Corrections photos.
City begins repairs on Flint Road, Commercial Street sidewalks
Street repairs are underway on part of a northwest Emporia street. Repairs began Wednesday on part of Flint Road after a 20-inch water main failed near the intersection with Arrowhead Drive back in mi...
Feb 2, 2023 Repairs are underway near the junction of Flint Road and Arrowhead Drive after a significant water main break in November. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Charges filed in Lyon County contraband case
A preliminary hearing is coming later this month in a Lyon County contraband case. Prosecutors have charged Rhett William Barker with one county of trafficking contraband, in this case methamphetamine...
Feb 2, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Drought Monitor weekly map virtually unchanged -- again
The US Drought Monitor's weekly update map looks a lot like the ones dating all the way back to mid-November. The latest weekly map announced Thursday still has Lyon, Chase and Osage counties in moder...
Feb 2, 2023 US Drought Monitor map.
State's overall January tax receipts again ahead of projections, although most categories fall short
The state's winning trend continues -- when it comes to total monthly revenues outperforming expectations. The January tax-only collections were listed at $1.05 billion, over $56 million more than the...
Feb 2, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County's COVID numbers again within recent range; statewide flu numbers well below December peak
In general terms, Lyon County's weekly COVID-19 traffic remains on par with past weeks. Public Health reported 42 new cases, down from the 63 cases reported Jan. 25 but in the range of 20-70 new weekl...
Feb 2, 2023 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Sausage recall involves over 80 Walmart stores in Kansas, including Emporia
Over 80 Walmart stores in Kansas, including the Emporia store, have recalled sausage products due to concerns about listeria contamination. The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspectio...
Feb 2, 2023 Walmart logo.
