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Emporia Main Street continues Care Packages for Our Troops effort
Area residents are encouraged to give Emporia Main Street a range of items that can be sent overseas to Kansas troops. Director Casey Woods says the Care Packages for Our Troops Drive is fully underwa...
Nov 16, 2021 Donations are streaming into the Emporia Main Street office for the 13th annual Care Packages for Our Troops drive. Casey Woods/Emporia Main Street.
RDA slates special meeting as president search continues
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors has a special meeting this week as it continues the transition to a new leader. The meeting is set for 5:15 pm Wednesday....
Nov 16, 2021 Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas logo.
CORONAVIRUS: Vaccine clinics announced for USD 252 students, south Lyon County residents
As a vaccination partnership between Lyon County Public Health and USD 253 Emporia officially starts with a clinic Tuesday evening, clinics have also been announced for students in USD 252 Southern Ly...
Nov 16, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Defendant in Avila murder case set for preliminary hearing Wednesday
One of the five defendants in the Jesus Avila murder case has a hearing this week. Jovan Pecina, age 20, has his hearing set for 4 pm Wednesday in Lyon County District Court. The hearing is listed on ...
Nov 16, 2021 Jovan Pecina. Lyon County Jail photo.
Federal trial proceedings likely coming soon for Oklahoma man arrested in Emporia
The Oklahoma man facing court proceedings both in his home state and in Kansas will likely have federal trial in Oklahoma soon. Jerry Ray Brown, age 43, was set for federal trial to begin Monday in Tu...
Nov 16, 2021 Jerry R. Brown.
Lyon County Jail photo.
Trial continues in Patterson rape case; trial dates to be announced next year in Dorsey rape proceedings
Evidence presentation will continue Tuesday in a Lyon County rape trial. Trial began Monday for 36-year-old Matthew Allen Patterson. He's accused of raping and fondling a 9-year-old child in late June...
Nov 16, 2021 Jordan Dorsey (left), Matthew Patterson. Lyon County Jail photos.
Emporia Community Foundation administrators pleased with 2021 Match Day effort
Participating groups helped their own causes with social media campaigns, and the groups benefited from introductory videos online through the Community Foundation and the work of local photographer a...
Nov 16, 2021 Members of the Emporia Masonic Lodge provided $6,000 in seed money to 16 of the 25 groups participating in the Emporia Community Foundation Match Day. Groups needed to request funds to receive money. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Water main break reported in south central Emporia
Emporia Public Works crews are in the early stages of repairing a water main break in south central Emporia. A break in the 300 block of South Union was reported around 7 am, according to Lyon County ...
Nov 16, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Vaccination clinic numbers for children 5-11 lower than recent booster clinics in Lyon County
Interest in vaccinations for school-aged children between 5 and 11 is not quite at the same level seen for initial and booster doses from older demographics in Lyon County. That's according to Lyon Co...
Nov 15, 2021 Lyon County Public Health Image.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health notes slight increase in new cases, notable drop in active cases
New coronavirus cases took a modest step up while active cases dropped noticeably in Lyon County Public Health's latest update Monday. Public Health announced 14 new cases for the past weekend, pushin...
Nov 15, 2021
