Category Archives: News
WEATHER UPDATE: Flood warning issued for Greenwood County
With more rainfall in the forecast Saturday, the National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for one county in the KVOE listening area. The warning affects Greenwood County until 5:30 pm Satur...
Jul 17, 2021 National Weather Service Graphic.
Federal judge rules DACA illegal
(ABC News/KVOE) A federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program was unlawful in a significant blow to the Obama-era approach that shielded young...
Jul 16, 2021 US Citizenship and Immigration Services logo.
Formal charges lodged in alleged drug bust Tuesday in Emporia
Three people are now facing charges after a local traffic stop turned up drugs, according to Emporia Police. Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman says 35-year-old Sheldon Davis of Emporia is charged with...
Jul 16, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: New state law allowing lawsuits against cities or counties for COVID protocols deemed unconstitutional by Johnson County judge
A Johnson County judge says recent changes to state law that let residents sue cities and counties for using COVID-19 protocols leads to "the equivalent of legal anarchy" and says the changes are unco...
Jul 16, 2021 Kansas Courts graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: More updates to the KDHE travel quarantine list
More Adjustments to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment travel quarantine list. Those countries added to the list are the British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, Fiji, Jersey, The United Kingdom, ...
Jul 16, 2021 Jaysin Trevino / CC
Lyon County Crime Stoppers offers reward in case of stolen car
Lyon County Crime Stoppers has highlighted a stolen vehicle as the focus of a reward for its discovery and return. Crime Stoppers says Emporia Police officers are looking for a green 1998 Pontiac Gran...
Jul 16, 2021 Lyon County Crime Stoppers photo.
CORONAVIRUS: 10 new cases, 22 recoveries in Lyon County Friday
Coronavirus case metrics reversed course somewhat from Wednesday according to Lyon County Public Health's latest report Friday. 10 new cases were reported raising the overall total to 4,351 cases sinc...
Jul 16, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: With school a month away, Lyon County Public Health asking parents to get kids vaccinated
Lyon County Public Health is urging parents of eligible school-aged children to get those kids vaccinated against COVID-19 before school starts in a month. Public Health Emergency Preparedness Directo...
Jul 16, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
USD 251 plans notice to exceed revenue-neutral rate
Like other school districts and local units of government, USD 251 North Lyon County will issue a notice to exceed the state's revenue-neutral rate next week. Board members approved that action at the...
Jul 16, 2021 USD 251 North Lyon County logo.
Handful of players, volunteers needed for initial Bryan Douglas Memorial Softball Tournament
There are still some spots available in the first-ever Bryan Douglas Memorial Co-Ed Softball Tournament this weekend at Santa Fe Park, but those are for team members, not for teams. Tourney organizer ...
Jul 16, 2021 Bryan Douglas. Courtesy photo.
