Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: 8 new cases in Lyon County Monday
It's a single-digit increase in new COVID-19 cases for Lyon County. The county's Public Health Department announced eight new cases through the past weekend in its report Monday morning. There were se...
Aug 02, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic
Want to testify in the state's redistricting process? Email, call -- or travel
Area residents wanting to give their input on the state's upcoming redistricting process will need to email or call the Kansas Legislative Research Department or travel. Late last week, the state anno...
Aug 02, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Grace United Methodist serves area through school-related giveaways
Several hundred area residents needing school supplies had their minds put more at ease through the work of Grace United Methodist Church this past weekend. The church held its now-annual Kicks for Ki...
Aug 02, 2021 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Swathers involved in grass fires near Emporia Municipal Airport, Reading on Sunday
Area fire departments were busy tamping down grass fires Sunday. Reading, Allen-Admire and Miller units went to Roads 240 and V outside Reading after a fire developed involving a swather and grass aro...
Aug 01, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Haze inside Emporia Domino's linked to HVAC issue
Emporia Fire's investigation into a reported structure fire Sunday morning led to a conclusion totally unrelated to fire. Initially, smoke was reported as filling Domino's Pizza, 2326 Industrial, when...
Aug 01, 2021 An Emporia Fire team enters Domino's after smoke was reported inside the building. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Salina Police investigating alleged forgery case extending to Emporia
Salina Police are looking for a woman who allegedly used forged checks both in Salina and Emporia. Salina Police took the initial forgery report July 11. Officers say the early investigation connected...
Aug 01, 2021 Salina Police are looking for this woman in connection with alleged forged checks used in Salina and Emporia. Salina Police screenshot.
CORONAVIRUS: As work continues to battle mitigation hesitancy, hospital beds are filling up region-wide
Better than 16 months after the COVID-19 pandemic came to Lyon County, health officials are continuing to battle mitigation hesitancy. That was one of the topics that came up during the Newman Regiona...
Aug 01, 2021 Newman Regional Health photo.
Emporia soldier killed during World War II accounted for, returning home for burial
An Emporia soldier killed during World War II will return for burial after he was officially accounted for by the federal government almost two months ago. The Defense Prisoners of War and Missing in ...
Aug 01, 2021 Glenn White. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency photo.
Emporia's street reconditioning process takes new approach
Work to recondition a number of Emporia city streets will take the next step later this month. You may have already seen the streets that will be reconditioned without realizing it. These are the stre...
Aug 01, 2021 The 10 block of East Ninth is among several streets in Emporia set for a new type of street reconditioning method. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Online enrollment ending soon for USD 253 Emporia
Parents who need to enroll their children at USD 253 Emporia for the upcoming school year have until the close of business Monday to use the online method. The district says parents can still use the ...
Aug 01, 2021 USD 253 Emporia graphic.
