Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County reports four new cases; modest increases reported across listening area
Lyon County continued its recent trend of upticks in both overall and active COVID-19 cases Friday. Public Health's latest update reflected four new cases bringing the overall case total to 4,311 sinc...
Jul 09, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Trial set for Oct. 25 for Emporia traffic death suspect Friday
Trial is coming in October in the case of an Emporia man accused of killing another Emporian in a traffic crash earlier this year. Devawn Mitchell appeared in Lyon County District Court Friday afterno...
Jul 09, 2021 Devawn Mitchell enters the courtroom during a hearing in Lyon County District Court. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
CORONAVIRUS: Olpe, Wabaunsee County awarded small business retention grants
A Lyon County town and area county will receive coronavirus relief funding from the state aimed at retaining small businesses. On Friday, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced almost $4 million in fun...
Jul 09, 2021 Kansas Great Seal.
CORONAVIRUS: #VaxToNormal's first vaccination clinic coming Saturday
For the past few weeks, the #VaxToNormal campaign has been focusing on incentivizing area residents to get COVID-19 vaccines. This weekend, the focus is on the vaccination half of the campaign. The fi...
Jul 09, 2021 Residents attending Saturday's #VaxToNormal vaccination clinic are told to use the half-circle drive connected to South West Street for their shots. Lyon County Public Health map.
Altrusa-Allstate golf tournament to debut Saturday
Altrusa and Allstate are partnering up on a special fundraiser Saturday. The Emporia Golf Course is the site of a scramble-style golf tournament. Club members decided to move away from the group's ann...
Jul 09, 2021 Altrusa International logo.
Olpe Downhome set to fill weekend schedule
Olpe Downhome will have two days full of activities this upcoming weekend, and organizers can't wait. Spokesman Vince Kinsey says organizers are ready for the town festival after it had to be canceled...
Jul 09, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Emporian involved in northwest Kansas crash
An Emporia man was involved in an injury crash in northwest Kansas late Thursday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Chance Stout was driving a pickup southwest on US Highway 383 near th...
Jul 09, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Outside chances of severe weather at times this weekend
Severe weather risks can't be ruled out for Friday night or much of Saturday, but they appear to be on the low end of the scale. The Storm Prediction Center has the area in a marginal risk of severe w...
Jul 09, 2021 National Weather Service graphic.
Pretrial hearing ahead Friday for suspect in Emporia traffic death
A pretrial hearing is coming Friday afternoon in the case of an Emporia man who allegedly killed another Emporian in a traffic crash back in March. Devawn Mitchell has a pretrial hearing at 2 pm. He m...
Jul 09, 2021 Devawn Mitchell. Kansas Department of Corrections photos.
Emporia's Water Treatment Plant burnout process reaches midway point
So far, so good on Emporia's Water Treatment Plant burnout process. On KVOE's Newsmaker segment Thursday, Public Works Director Dean Grant said the process so far has done a good job of moving the chl...
Jul 09, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
