Category Archives: News
Daisy Award now available to honor nurses at Newman Regional Health
Nurses at Newman Regional Health now have the opportunity to be honored and recognized for quality patient care with The DAISY Award. The DAISY Award is The DAISY Foundation's way of thanking nurses f...
Mar 1, 2022 Daisy Foundation logo.
CORONAVIRUS: Flint Hills Technical College now mask-optional
Flint Hills Technical College has suspended its mandatory mask use policy as a COVID-19 mitigation strategy. College President Caron Daugherty says administrators were tracking policy changes, especia...
Mar 1, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Plans finalizing for 'association' health care involving Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce members
Details are still getting finalized, but a major benefit is in the works for members of the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce. On KVOE's Morning Show on Tuesday, Chamber President and CEO Jeanine McKen...
Mar 1, 2022 Chamber of Commerce Executives of Kansas logo.
AVILA MURDER: Alanis, Cornejo-Campoverde in court for separate hearings Thursday
Two defendants in the Jesus Avila murder cases have separate hearings in Lyon County District Court this week. Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde has a motions hearing at 9 am Thursday in front of Judge Lee Fow...
Mar 1, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Hively: Change to CareArc name reflects breadth of medical services; Public Health to be named Community Health
Since 1997, residents have been accustomed to the Flint Hills Community Health Center name and brand. Effective Tuesday, that name is being replaced. On Tuesday's Newsmaker 2 segment, Chief Executive ...
Mar 1, 2022 CareArc graphic.
CRASH UPDATE: No ambulance transports after car-semi crash on Kansas Turnpike in Chase County
A wreck southwest of Emporia led to an emergency medical response but no hospital transports Tuesday morning. Early indications are a semi and car collided near the Kansas Turnpike's Flint Hills cattl...
Mar 1, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Need personal documents securely destroyed? Kansas Attorney General's Office coming to Emporia next week
National Consumer Protection Week takes place next week, and the Kansas Attorney General's Office is bringing a free document destruction event to Emporia with that focus in mind. Staffers will be at ...
Mar 1, 2022 Kansas Attorney General's Office graphic.
USD 253 Emporia Board votes to implement optional mask use effective immediately
Nearly a week after voting to make mask use optional inside school buildings in late March, the USD 253 Board of Education has chosen to alter those plans. During a special meeting Monday afternoon, t...
Feb 28, 2022 USD 253 Emporia logo.
Non-injury accident briefly slows traffic on Interstate 35 in Emporia Monday
Traffic was momentarily disrupted on Interstate 35 in Emporia following a non-injury accident Monday afternoon. Authorities were called to I-35 southbound near the Industrial Road exit around 3:30 pm ...
Feb 28, 2022 KVOE listener courtesy photo
CORONAVIRUS: Five new cases reported in Lyon County Monday
For the first time since the start of 2022, Lyon County Public Health has reported a new COVID increase in the single digits. In it's first data report of the week Monday, Public Health noted five new...
Feb 28, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
