Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Commission extends public health order to March 11
Lyon County's public health order will now continue through mid-March. County commissioners approved extending the order during their regular action meeting Thursday morning. The extension will mainta...
Jan 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS: Plastic shields no longer approved face covering in Lyon County public health order
Lyon County commissioners have approved a new public health order, although it looks a lot like past versions. The only major difference now is plastic face shields are not being allowed under the def...
Jan 14, 2021
Fires damage grass at Olpe's Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, outside Olpe Jones Lake
The fire danger is already bearing itself out after grass fires Tuesday morning. Olpe firefighters have been busy, first with a 20-acre fire near Roads 70 and K that got into the north side of Pleasan...
Jan 14, 2021
Osage City woman arrested on suspicion of drug distribution
An Osage City woman has been arrested on suspicion of drug distribution. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says an investigator with his department had a car stop on Kansas Highway 368 shortly after 10...
Jan 14, 2021
Red flag warnings, other wind alerts signal extreme to critical fire danger
Outdoor burning will not be allowed for several counties in the KVOE listening area Thursday with extreme fire conditions in place, and a repeat is possible Friday. Red flag warnings are up for Chase ...
Jan 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS: USD 253 bringing grades 3-5, more secondary-level students back to classrooms next week
USD 253 Emporia students will be getting back into buildings on a more frequent basis later this month. During the USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday evening, the board approved a recommenda...
Jan 14, 2021
Bosiljevac pleads guilty to two sex misconduct charges
Former Emporia High teacher Tyler Bosiljevac has reached a plea agreement on sexual misconduct charges with teenagers. On Wednesday, Bosiljevac pleaded guilty to one count of attempted unlawful sexual...
Jan 13, 2021
CORONAVIRUS: 33 new cases, one death for Lyon County
There was another increase in coronavirus cases for Lyon County, but the rate of new cases continues to slow down. Lyon County Public Health reported 33 new cases, putting the county total at 3,617. I...
Jan 13, 2021
Trump impeached again
Donald Trump is now the first president to be impeached twice. The House of Representatives voted 232-197 to impeach President Trump on one count of incitement of insurrection after last week’s ...
Jan 13, 2021
Wind advisory up for portions of KVOE listening area; Red flag warnings in effect
Blustery conditions are expected across portions of the KVOE listening area Thursday. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Lyon, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties from 3 am t...
Jan 13, 2021
