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Flint Hills Community Health Center has updated its masking policy for visitors and staff alike. During the FHCHC Board of Directors monthly meeting Tuesday, Risk Manager Neil Dean presented an update...

Lyon County residents are being strongly urged to follow recent recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention due to a high level of local COVID-19 transmission. Due to the growing...

According to Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern, the county's supply of Johnson & Johnson vaccine is nearing its expiration date. This was the main catalys...

Emporia City Commissioners will be holding a study session Wednesday with several key items to process. Commissioners will review a budget request coming from the Emporia Land Bank. Continued discussi...

A former Emporia State University professor has been charged with rape and other sexual offenses. Brice Obermeyer, 46, was arrested Monday and subsequently charged with a single count of rape, two cou...

With a blood supply shortage accompanied by high demand, the American Red Cross is partnering with several local organizations for some critically important blood drives coming soon. Northern Heights ...

With COVID-19 cases continuing and a relatively low level of hospitalizations connected to the virus, Newman Regional Health is updating its patient visit restrictions. On KVOE's Monday version of Tal...

One of two Hartford residents accused of animal cruelty in a case that came to light in May will have a hearing Wednesday. Another has a hearing early next month. Thomas Staggs has a pretrial and arra...

It's not yet time for Halfway to Everywhere, but the free one-day music festival is fast approaching. Halfway to Everywhere is set for Sept. 4 in downtown Emporia, and organizer Hank Osterhout -- a gu...

A range of items are ahead for the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education with a business meeting Wednesday. Board members will get a COVID-19 update from Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder. Board mem...