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Finalist interviews as part of Flint Hills Technical College’s presidential search continued Tuesday morning with Dr. Herbert Riedel. Dr. Riedel previously served as President of Lurleen B. Wall...

Now that the COVID-19 vaccination process is open to all adults above the age of 18, there is increasing talk about getting children and teenagers vaccinated. Major pharmaceutical companies announced ...

Lyon County commissioners have scheduled a study meeting for Wednesday morning. Two items are on the agenda. Commissioners will review the current public health order enacted March 11 and set to expir...

Lyon County residents with last names beginning with the letter “B” have until Wednesday to renew their vehicle tags without penalty. Residents needing to renew those tags must have curren...

A red flag warning for critical fire danger has been re-issued for Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties after all area counties were covered by red flag warnings Monday. Tuesday’s ...

There was at least one destructive house fire that developed in the windy conditions Monday. Chase County firefighters and deputies worked several hours to put down a fire that developed on Old Highwa...

Area firefighters spent the majority of Monday evening battling an enormous grass fire north of the Lyon-Wabaunsee County line. The fire developed just before 5 pm near the intersection of Road 400 an...

Lyon County’s first COVID-19 data set this week saw a minor increase in overall cases and a modest decrease in active cases. Lyon County Public Health reported two new cases Monday bringing the ...

So far so smooth, that’s the report from USD 253 Emporia Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder on the district’s return to full-time learning at the secondary level Monday. The district o...

Punishing winds caused several issues across the KVOE listening area Monday afternoon. Grass fires were expected, and they happened. Lyon County’s biggest one so far developed near Roads 380 and...