Category Archives: News
Olpe Eagles returning to state championship game after 28-6 win over Centralia Friday
The Olpe Eagles will make a return trip to Hays next weekend after a 28-6 sub-state victory over Centralia Friday night. The Eagles would shut out the Panthers in the first half and scored twice with ...
Nov 20, 2021 The Olpe Eagles pose proudly after winning second straight sub state championship 28-6 over Centralia. Photo by Tagan Trahoon
CORONAVIRUS: CDC approves vaccine boosters for adults; KDHE shifting cost burden of testing; Norman steps down as Health Secretary
Friday was a busy day on the COVID-19 public health front at both the state and national levels. Late in the day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved COVID-19 booster doses for all...
Nov 19, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: 34 new cases, 33 recoveries reported in Lyon County Friday
Active coronavirus cases continued to increase, albeit very slightly, in Lyon County Friday. Lyon County Public Health reported 34 new cases Friday raising the overall total to 5,843 since late last M...
Nov 19, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Defendant in Emporia rape case found not guilty following jury trial
A man accused of rape in an Emporia case from this past summer has been found not guilty. Matthew Allen Patterson, 36, was acquitted of four counts including three of aggravated criminal sodomy and on...
Nov 19, 2021 Matthew Patterson. Lyon County Jail Photo
Funeral services announced for former Plumbing by Spellman owner Fred Spellman
Longtime business owner Fred Spellman has passed away. Spellman passed Thursday at Newman Regional Health at the age of 79. Spellman was best known as being the longtime owner of Plumbing by Spellman....
Nov 19, 2021 Fred Spellman. Plumbing by Spellman Facebook photo.
Messiah Lutheran Church hosting annual Harvest Home Festival Saturday
The Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building will be filled with a wide selection of unique auction items Saturday courtesy of Messiah Lutheran Church. The church's annual Harvest Home Festival is ta...
Nov 19, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
CORONAVIRUS: State's travel quarantine list adjusted
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment's list of COVID-19 travel quarantine nations is shuffling again. On the list are Austria, Cayman Islands, Croatia and Gibraltar. Off the list are the st...
Nov 19, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Two area agencies receive state funding to increase vaccinations
Two agencies serving parts of the KVOE listening area are receiving state funding to increase vaccinations against coronavirus. TFI Family Services is receiving over $4,000 as part of the Pandemic Ass...
Nov 19, 2021 Kansas Department of Health and Environment logo.
WEATHER: Chase County in wind advisory until 3 pm
Blustery conditions are expected across the area all afternoon. Chase County is now in a wind advisory through 3 pm Friday. Expected gusts will be as high as 45 mph. Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE ...
Nov 19, 2021 Kansas Grassland Fire Danger map.
CORONAVIRUS: Residents urged to get immunity through vaccination, not natural infection
Over the past several months, there have been increasing concerns about COVID-19 immunity -- notably, what triggers that immunity. Lawmakers such as Kansas US Senator Roger Marshall have said natural ...
Nov 19, 2021 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
