Category Archives: News
Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on new legislative, Congressional district maps
Next week, the Kansas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in cases involving the state's recently-redrawn legislative districts. Oral arguments for the case involving the new state map will take pl...
May 12, 2022 Kansas Courts graphic.
Kansas senators vote against Women's Health Reproduction Act
To nobody's surprise, both of the state's US senators voted against a bill designed to codify abortion rights into federal law. Senate Democrats put the so-called Women's Health Protection Act up for ...
May 12, 2022 Kansas US Senator Roger Marshall discusses his vote against the Women's Health Reproductive Act. US Senator Roger Marshall screenshot.
Kansas governor signs bill gradually eliminating state's sales tax on groceries
Kansas residents are on their way to not having a sales tax on groceries. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, officially signed House Bill 2016 on Wednesday, thanking lawmakers for their bipartis...
May 12, 2022 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signs House Bill 2016, which will end the state's 6.5-percent sales tax on groceries by 2025. Jami Reever/Kansas Appleseed.
USD 253 Board of Education hires enrollment study facilitator and continues membership as part of Schools for Fair Funding coalition Wednesday
The USD 253 Emporia Board of Education has approved the hiring of a facilitator to conduct an enrollment study districtwide. During its recent meeting Wednesday, the board unanimously approved the hir...
May 11, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
USD 253 Emporia announces trio of administrative hires Wednesday
USD 253 Emporia Public Schools has announced the hiring of multiple school administrators for the coming academic year. During the USD 253 Board's recent meeting Wednesday evening, the board approved ...
May 11, 2022 Pictured Left to Right:
Adrian Trujillo, Brandi Mitchell and Laurie Kurzen. USD 253 Courtesy Images.
Newman Regional Health RN Cassie Hammond honored with DAISY Award for exceptional service to patients
Tears of joy were streaming for Newman Regional Health Women's Life Center RN Cassie Hammond recently and for very good reason. Hammond was the first Newman nurse to receive the DAISY Award which reco...
May 11, 2022 Newman Regional Health RN and DAISY Award recipient Cassie Hammond. Newman courtesy image.
Missing Lyon County man found safe in Fredonia
A Lyon County man listed as missing by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for over two years was found safe Wednesday. The KBI says Randy Hacker, 62, had been missing since early April 2020. Lyon Coun...
May 11, 2022 Kansas Bureau of Investigation logo.
Village Elementary School receives fifth straight Capturing Kids Hearts National Showcase recognition
For the fifth consecutive year Village Elementary School is being recognized for going above and beyond in educating local children. It was recently announced that Village had been named a 2022 Captur...
May 11, 2022 Capturing Kids Hearts National Showcase School logo.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County's weekly caseload on the rise again; Public Health returning to three reports per week
An uptick in COVID-19 cases is apparently underway in Lyon County. Cases went from 22 between April 27-May 4 to 50 between May 4-11, according to Lyon County Public Health. This follows weekly caseloa...
May 11, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Baby formula shortage eases gradually; parents advised not to use milk-related products or create own formulas as substitutes
An ongoing shortage of baby formula appears to be easing -- somewhat. Stores like Country Mart and Good's Cash Saver aren't getting the supply levels they had before Abbott Laboratories issued a volun...
May 11, 2022 Abbott Laboratories name brands like Similac, Alimentum and Elecare have been in short supply since a recall began in February. Supplies locally are gradually easing at this time. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
