Category Archives: News
Food commodity giveaway coming Wednesday through Salvation Army
The Salvation Army of Emporia has its latest food commodity distribution effort Wednesday. Government food boxes will be available outside the Salvation Army Annex, 209 West Fourth, from 1:30 to 3:30 ...
Jul 20, 2021 Salvation Army logo.
Part of West Sixth closed for chip seal process
One street in west Emporia is closed through the rest of Tuesday. The Lyon County Emergency Communications Center says West Sixth is shut down between West Highway 50 and Industrial Road. Chip seal is...
Jul 20, 2021 Courtesy graphic
Personnel matters to highlight special FHTC board meeting
The Flint Hills Technical College Board of Trustees has scheduled a special meeting this week. The board will meet at 7:30 am Thursday via Zoom. The board will have an executive session on personnel m...
Jul 20, 2021 Flint Hills Technical College photo.
CORONAVIRUS: American Academy of Pediatrics recommends mask use by everybody in schools, regardless of vaccination status
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for in-person learning for the upcoming school year, but it also says at least one other COVID-19 mitigation policy should return. The AAP is recommending...
Jul 20, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Emporia Recreation Commission approves FY22 budget and announces continuation of RecXtra program.
The Emporia Recreation Commission has officially closed the books on fiscal year 2021 and subsequently opened the book on fiscal year 2022. During their first of two meetings Monday evening, the board...
Jul 19, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Friends of 4H Picnic to serve as unofficial start to 2021 Lyon County Fair next Thursday
We're just over a week away from the start of 2021 Lyon County Fair activities. The fair gets underway unofficially next Thursday, Jul. 29 with the Friends of 4H picnic before 4H activities begin Frid...
Jul 19, 2021 Lyon County 4H Courtesy Image.
Work concluding on West 30th Avenue renovations
The labor-intensive work on West 30th Avenue is largely complete. Emporia City Engineer Jim Ubert tells KVOE News the contractor is currently pouring driveways, finishing curb and gutter work and wrap...
Jul 19, 2021 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
June home sales up; median stay on market for Emporia homes is now three days
Home sales rose in Emporia when compared to June of last year. The Sunflower Association of Realtors says Emporia's home sales rose by nearly 14 percent, with 58 homes sold last month compared to 51 s...
Jul 19, 2021 Clipart Library graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: 1 new case, 10 recoveries reported in Lyon County Monday
COVID-19 cases continued a moderate downward trend Monday. In its most recent update, Lyon County Public Health reported just one new case bringing the overall total to 4,352 cases since late last Mar...
Jul 19, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health renews request for residents to help disease investigations by divulging close contacts
The rapid onset of community events earlier this spring triggered Lyon County Public Health to ask residents to help with COVID-19 disease investigations, in part by naming close contacts. The recent ...
Jul 19, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
