Category Archives: News
WEATHER: Handful of Lyon County roads remain closed; Neosho River reaches tentative crest at Emporia
A handful of Lyon County roads remain closed due to flooding. The latest list from the Lyon County Highway Department is as follows: *Road H-5 from Roads 215 to 225 *Road J from Roads 190 to 215 (also...
May 28, 2021 Lyon County Emergency Communications Center map.
CORONAVIRUS: Public health lessening mass vaccination clinics, planning for smaller scale clinics within community
Mass vaccination clinics are not becoming a thing of the past in Lyon County, however, they are becoming less frequent at this time. At this time there are no plans for any mass vaccination clinics in...
May 27, 2021 Lyon County Public Health Image.
County commissioners continue conversations on rural broadband access Thursday
Conversations are ramping up on how to bring broadband internet access to Lyon County's rural populations. During the County Commission's weekly action session representatives of Madison Telephone, S&...
May 27, 2021 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Reading woman hospitalized after crash near Emporia
A Lyon County woman suffered suspected minor injuries after a crash Thursday morning near Emporia. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 55-year-old Lori Buek of Reading was southbound on Interstate 35 near ...
May 27, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Candidate filings continue for Emporia City Commission and Emporia School Board
There are now five individuals who have announced their intentions to run for Emporia City Commission this election cycle. The latest candidates to submit their paperwork was Coldwell Banker Emporia R...
May 27, 2021 PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
Jamie Sauder, Dr. Christina Faulkner, Lillian Lingenfelter, Jami Reever and Dr. Jennifer Thomas. Courtesy photos
USD 251 board appoints appeal hearing officer during special meeting
The USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education has a new appeal hearing officer after a special meeting Thursday. Board members met for over 45 minutes in executive session before appointing Joseph ...
May 27, 2021
Newman Regional Health hopes to use $380,000 in Lyon County funds to replace mammography equipment
Newman Regional Health has selected an equipment project that could receive funding from Lyon County if commissioners approve later this year. The hospital's Board of Trustees has approved an upgrade ...
May 27, 2021
Hartford residents arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty
Lyon County deputies have arrested two people for alleged animal cruelty. Lyon County Detective Sergeant Jacob Welsh says deputies and Lyon County Animal Control served an order issued by Hartford Mun...
May 27, 2021 Rhonda Staggs (left), Thomas Staggs. Lyon County Jail photos
WEATHER: Flood warnings extended for Morris County after Dunlap inundated again
Flood warnings have been extended for areas north of Emporia. Northern Morris County is now in a flood warning until 11 pm after as much as 4.5 inches of rain fell earlier in the day. Council Grove an...
May 27, 2021 Creeks near Allen went out of their banks early Thursday after heavy rainfall. Photo by Brian Keith.
USD 253 Board of Education approves altered COVID-19 practices beginning Jun. 1
Updated COVID-19 practices are coming for USD 253 Emporia at the conclusion of the current school year. During the USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday evening, the board approved a motion to ...
May 26, 2021 USD 253 Graphic
