Category Archives: News
Lyon County commissioners approve road grader purchases for Highway Department , letter of support for LCAT grant funding
Lyon County commissioners breezed through their action meeting Thursday. Commissioners approved the purchase of two road graders for the Lyon County Highway Department. Murphy Tractor and Equipment wa...
Sep 16, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
Residents encouraged to pay respects as Marine Corps Private Glenn White returns home
Nearly 80 years after he was killed in action, Marine Corps Private Glenn White is coming home this weekend. After White returns from the Gilbert Islands to Kansas City International shortly after noo...
Sep 16, 2021 Glenn White. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency photo.
Peter Pan Park's splash pad season ending Sunday
Summer transitions to fall soon, and the splash pad at Peter Pan Park will go dormant before the change in seasons. Sunday will be the last day for the splash pad to operate for this year. Hours will ...
Sep 16, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Defense request granted to delay rape preliminary hearing to November
There has been a delay in a preliminary hearing involving an Emporia man accused of rape. Brice Obermeyer was set for a hearing Wednesday, but that was delayed at the defense request. The new hearing ...
Sep 16, 2021 Brice Obermeyer. Lyon County Jail photo.
Motions hearing set for Friday in Devawn Mitchell's murder case
A motions hearing is ahead for an Emporia man accused of killing another Emporian during a traffic crash in March. Devawn Mitchell has a hearing at 1:30 pm Friday in Lyon County District Court. He's t...
Sep 16, 2021 Devawn Mitchell. Kansas Department of Corrections photos.
Lyon County deputies announce 10 impaired driving arrests during 'You Drink, You Drive, You Lose' enforcement
Lyon County deputies have announced the raw data from their recent traffic enforcement campaign. Deputies were among a host of law enforcement agencies involved in the latest version of "You Drink, Yo...
Sep 16, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia City Commission approves fiscal year 2022 budget and five year plan Wednesday
The city of Emporia's 2022 budget is now official. Commissioners unanimously approved the budget during their regular action session Wednesday evening. The budget total comes to just over $63 million ...
Sep 15, 2021 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
CORONAVIRUS: 13 cases, 19 recoveries reported in Lyon County Wednesday
Active coronavirus cases continued to decrease in Lyon County Wednesday. In its latest report, Public Health reported 13 new cases, moving the overall total to 4,935. 19 recoveries were also reported ...
Sep 15, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Lyon County Commissioners currently pondering need for second county public information officer
Questions and conversations regarding the creation of a new position within Lyon County highlighted a special study session for Lyon County Commissioners Wednesday morning. The topic of conversation w...
Sep 15, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Trio of injury wrecks reported in Emporia from early evening Tuesday to early morning Wednesday
Investigations are underway after three injury crashes reported in Emporia from early evening to the early overnight hours. Emporia Fire and Emporia Police responded to all three wrecks. The first hap...
Sep 15, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
