Category Archives: News
Emporia Animal Shelter resuming walk-in hours Wednesday
Walk-ins are welcome at the Emporia Animal Shelter beginning this Wednesday. EAS will be offering walk-in Wednesdays from 11 am to 3 pm during which time you could find and adopt your furever friend. ...
Dec 15, 2020
FHCHC posts year to date gain of $1.3 million in month of November
Flint Hills Community Health Center continued its recent streak of monthly financial gains in November. During the FHCHC Board of Directors meeting Tuesday, the monthly financial report showed the hea...
Dec 15, 2020
City mask mandate extension among agenda items for city commission meeting Wednesday
The city of Emporia’s mask ordinance may be extended through the beginning of next year following the Emporia City Commission’s upcoming action session Wednesday evening. If approved the o...
Dec 15, 2020
UPDATE: Crash north of Emporia sends Allen woman to Newman Regional Health
Lyon County deputies say an Allen woman was hurt and later hospitalized after a crash north of Emporia on Tuesday. Deputy Jody Meyers says 59-year-old Brenda Dick was southbound on Road L when her car...
Dec 15, 2020
Sowing seeds for future improvements: Planting Hope, Everyday Heroes campaigns see notable fundraising activity for Hetlinger
Fundraising is doing well for two ventures at Hetlinger Developmental Services. In fact, fundraising is in the end stages for the Planting Hope campaign. Director of Development Alex Mosakowski says t...
Dec 15, 2020
Emporia State campus closing Friday for holidays, but Foundation to reopen for end-of-year gifts Dec. 28
Now that graduation ceremonies have passed, Emporia State University’s campus will close for the upcoming holidays with one exception. The campus will close Friday evening and reopen Jan. 4. How...
Dec 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Greenwood, Osage counties report modest increases; outbreaks continue at long-term care facilities in Council Grove, Eureka
Two area counties announced coronavirus updates as outbreaks continue at two long-term care facilities. Greenwood County added 14 new cases since Friday, so it’s now at 364 total cases. The numb...
Dec 15, 2020
Electoral College sides with Biden
The prospect of lawsuits continues, but the process of a presidential transition is also moving forward. On Monday, the Electoral College voted to select Joe Biden as President-elect. Biden got 306 El...
Dec 15, 2020
FHTC Board approves establishment of Presidential Search Committee Monday
Flint Hills Technical College has taken the first steps in its search for new leader. During the FHTC Board of Directors monthly meeting Monday afternoon, the board approved its Presidential Search Co...
Dec 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Vaccination of high-risk healthcare workers at NRH seen as important first step in treating community
Coronavirus vaccines are coming to Newman Regional Health this week. Director of Business Development McKenzie Cinelli confirmed the hospital will get a shipment of the recently-approved Pfizer-BioNTe...
Dec 14, 2020
