Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County reports five new cases Monday, sees first decline in active cases in a week
It wasn’t by much, however, Lyon County did start off the work week with a decline in active COVID-19 cases Monday. Public Health reported five new cases and six recoveries Monday morning droppi...
May 03, 2021
60th District Representative Mark Schreiber offers thoughts on several items as Kansas Legislature begins veto session Monday
Lawmakers are back in Topeka for the veto session which got underway at 10 am Monday morning and business has been quick-paced so far. Prior to the start of the session 60th District Representative Ma...
May 03, 2021
EUCALYPTUS: Lyon County Attorney planning visit with lawmakers to close property tax loophole, end possibility of rental property owners being perpetually two years behind
Can Eucalyptus Real Estate and other rental property owners be perpetually two years behind on their Kansas property taxes? According to Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman, they absolutely can, thanks ...
May 03, 2021
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Municipal Band director discusses 'agonizing' decision to cancel summer concert schedule
“Tears were shed” when the Emporia Municipal Band decided to cancel its summer concert season at Fremont Park. Director James Davis explained the decision on KVOE’s Newsmaker segment...
May 03, 2021
Americus prepares for food box giveaway Saturday
Americus will have free food boxes this weekend for people wanting them. USDA’s Farmers to Families program will have the food boxes available outside the Masonic Lodge in the 500 block of Broad...
May 03, 2021
Two Emporians arrested for alleged involvement in Shawnee County chase
Two Emporians — including a man who allegedly fled the scene of a crash near Olpe late last month — have been arrested after allegedly leading a law enforcement pursuit in Shawnee County e...
May 03, 2021
Second attorney review planned for suspect in fatal Emporia car crash
An attorney review hearing is coming Monday afternoon for one Emporia man accused of killing another in a traffic accident earlier this year. This follows another review last month after Devawn Mitche...
May 02, 2021
CORONAVIRUS: Parents of infected kids don't have to quarantine if fully vaccinated -- and between two weeks and six months after final dose
The COVID-19 vaccination process has led to a significant change in policy for parents of children who could otherwise be considered close contacts if their kids get sick. On KVOE’s Morning Show...
May 02, 2021
Emporia's Free Landfill Days to continue through May 9
The Lyon County Transfer Station will likely be a busy place through the upcoming weekend with Free Landfill Days now underway. The free event got underway Saturday at the Lyon County transfer station...
May 02, 2021
Two area projects among federal grant benefiting Ducks Unlimited's work in Kansas
Ducks Unlimited already has plans for millions of dollars in federal grant funds announced late last month, as biologist Jim Pitman explains. Your browser does not support the audio element. Kansas Se...
May 02, 2021
