Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: USD 253 adjusting meal deliveries, transportation routes at start of trimester
COVID-19 has caused area school districts, USD 253 Emporia included, to make several adjustments to their operations -- and those alterations go beyond mitigation policies and procedures. USD 253 Empo...
Aug 20, 2021 USD 253 Emporia had to combine bus routes at the start of the school year as it fills positions in the Transportation Department. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly calls for unity in fight against COVID-19 to avoid return to uncertainty
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly made an impassioned plea with state residents Friday to embrace COVID-19 mitigation strategies and vaccinations as the recent spike in cases continues. During a special new...
Aug 20, 2021 KVOE screenshot image.
AVILA MURDER: Defendants start court process
Four of the five defendants in the 2017 murder of 19-year-old Jesus Avila will be back in court next week. All five defendants -- 19-year-old Alan Alanis, 21-year-old Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde, 21-year...
Aug 20, 2021 Suspects in the 2017 murder of Jesus Avila: Alan Alanis (top right), Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde (top center) Andrew John "AJ" Granado (top left), Armando Nunez (bottom right) and Jovan Pecina (bottom left). Photos courtesy of Lyon County Sherriff's Office and Broken Arrow, OK, Police Department.
CORONAVIRUS: As fall semester nears, Emporia State adjusts indoor mask policy while General Assembly focuses on student support
Emporia State University is in its final preparation mode before classes begin Monday. That preparation involves new policies related to COVID-19. ESU is now requiring face masks in all Emporia campus...
Aug 20, 2021 Emporia State University President Allison Garrett (standing) opens the university's fall General Assembly on Tuesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
A math problem, jigsaw puzzle and game of dominoes combined: redistricting to take on sharper focus leading to legislative session
The state's annual redistricting process will be heating up now that federal Census data has revealed changes in population across the state. 17th District Senator Jeff Longbine of Emporia says redist...
Aug 20, 2021 Kansas Great Seal.
2022 Flint Hills Beef Fest underway
Activities have started for the 2022 rendition of the Flint Hills Beef Fest. Activities began with the live stocker show at the Sale Barn and annual producers seminar at the Fairgrounds before the ran...
Aug 20, 2021 Flint Hills Beef Fest logo.
CORONAVIRUS: New cases up, active cases down for Lyon County
Lyon County added 26 new coronavirus cases in the latest data update. Lyon County Public Health announced the increase, which pushes the county's overall total to 4,644 cases since the pandemic starte...
Aug 20, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: The Taste canceled, Welcome Back Block Party and Great American Market remain on schedule
Scratch another community event off the calendar. Emporia Main Street has reluctantly decided to cancel The Taste, which had been planned for Sept. 25. Main Street Director Casey Woods says the decisi...
Aug 20, 2021 Emporia Main Street graphic.
KDOT to start field surveys of two Turnpike Authority bridges set for replacement near Emporia
The Kansas Turnpike Authority is planning to replace to bridges under Kansas Highway 99, and the Kansas Department of Transportation is about to start a field survey for those bridges. KDOT spokespers...
Aug 20, 2021 Bridge locations marked in red are being considered for replacement by the Kansas Turnpike Authority. Kansas Department of Transportation map.
CORONAVIRUS: Federal unemployment benefits ending soon
Residents using federal unemployment benefits at any point since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year are getting a reminder that those programs are disappearing soon. Kansas Labor Secretary Amber Sh...
Aug 20, 2021 Kansas Department of Labor graphic.
