Category Archives: News
MITCHELL TRIAL: Testimony returns to crash site after discussions on evidence processes
Evidence processes and procedures led off the second day of testimony in the murder trial of Devawn Mitchell on Tuesday. Shortly after testimony resumed, two prosecution experts detailed the official ...
Jan 25, 2022 Lyon County District Court screenshot.
Hearing to resume Tuesday afternoon for certifying Alanis as adult in Jesus Avila murder case
A hearing continues Tuesday afternoon to certify one of the defendants in the Jesus Avila murder as an adult. A hearing began Monday for the case against Alan Alanis and resumes at 1 pm Tuesday in Lyo...
Jan 25, 2022 Alan Alanis. Lyon County Jail photo.
CrossWinds continues planning to move to former Chi Omega building -- and second, currently unspecified office space
Last week's action by Emporia city commissioners to approve a Conditional Use Permit for Emporia State's former Chi Omega building clears most of the way for CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness to move...
Jan 25, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Community Foundation announces 2022 grant recipients
The Emporia Community Foundation has announced its grant recipients for the year. The Grants Committee announced seven recipients: *Communities in Schools of Mid-America gets $2,500 to offer direct as...
Jan 25, 2022 Emporia Community Foundation logo.
Ordinance discussions, work at Emporia's Public Works Center among topics for Emporia City Commission meeting
Emporia city commissioners have a study meeting Wednesday, and infrastructure work is among the highlights. Commissioners will have discussions on the city's post-construction stormwater ordinance as ...
Jan 25, 2022 Emporia City Commissioners pictured from left to right: Jamie Sauder, Susan Brinkman, Danny Giefer, Becky Smith and Rob Gilligan. City of Emporia courtesy photo.
Apparently non-life-threatening injuries for North Carolina man after hunting incident in northeast Lyon County
A North Carolina man suffered apparently non-life-threatening injuries after a hunting accident in northeast Lyon County on Monday. Lyon County Detective Sergeant Travis Mishler says Nathan Lindeman o...
Jan 24, 2022 Lyon County Sheriff's Office patch.
Western Coffey County grass fire started by improper disposal of wood stove ashes
Several fire departments from Coffey and Lyon counties battled a grass fire in western Coffey County for close to two hours Monday. Hartford-Neosho Rapids Fire Chief Greg Zumbrunn says the fire was re...
Jan 24, 2022 Google Maps image.
Evergy restores power to customers in West Emporia following significant outage Monday
Power has been restored after a large-scale power outage left around 800 Evergy customers offline Monday afternoon. The outage was first reported just after 1:30 pm west of Prairie Street affecting mo...
Jan 24, 2022 Evergy map.
CORONAVIRUS: Public Health reports 188 new cases Monday, second lowest of new year; Death toll now to 104 with two new deaths reported
Lyon County is reporting another triple-digit increase in COVID-19 cases to begin the week, however, it is significantly lower than reports from the past several weeks. After the past two weeks saw in...
Jan 24, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
101st Lyon County League Tournament begins Monday
For the 101st consecutive year, the Lyon County League is taking over White Auditorium starting Monday. The LCL basketball tournament kicks off with first-round games at 4 pm inside the auditorium and...
Jan 24, 2022 KVOE News File Photo
