Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Pioneer Bluffs keeps grounds, but holiday decor event canceled
Pioneer Bluffs has canceled one of its activities due to coronavirus, but the grounds remain open at this time. Director Lynn Smith says the annual holiday decor event set for Nov. 27-28 has been canc...
Nov 20, 2020
USD 253 Emporia board slates special meeting
The USD 253 Emporia Board of Education has a special meeting Friday, but this has no apparent connection to the coronavirus pandemic. There are currently two executive sessions planned, both dealing w...
Nov 20, 2020
29th annual National Teachers Hall of Fame Radio Auction raises over $14,000 to support 2021 induction activities
Callers from near and far all showed their support for teachers past and present during the 29th annual KVOE National Teacher’s Hall of Fame Radio Auction Thursday evening. The near three-decade...
Nov 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Federal judge delays execution of Osage County woman after defense team contracts virus
The Osage County woman in line to be the first female federal inmate to receive the death penalty in over 50 years won't be executed this year. Lisa Montgomery was set to be executed Dec. 8 after kill...
Nov 19, 2020
Grass fire northeast of Emporia handled quickly
A small grass fire developed northeast of Emporia on Thursday. Emporia Fire responded to the fire near Road 230 and Burlingame Road around 2:40 pm. The fire was caused by an unspecified vehicle malfun...
Nov 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Public Library holding off on reopening plans as cases continue to spike
The Emporia Public Library is postponing plans for granting additional access to its building due to the ongoing rise in COVID-19 cases over the past month. The library announced the decision via a ne...
Nov 19, 2020
Lyon County Public Health contract future still uncertain; discussions to continue over coming week
Lyon County Commissioners held their first public conversations regarding its public health contract for 2021. As KVOE News has reported in recent weeks the county chose not to renew its contract with...
Nov 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health now consistently at or near staff-based capacity; test positivity rate shoots up to 41 percent
Last week, Newman Regional Health started occasionally hitting staff-based capacity as the coronavirus surge began appearing at the hospital. CEO Bob Wright says that limit is getting hit a lot more c...
Nov 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Local health system 'at breaking point,' according to Lyon County Public Health
Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern says the now-ongoing surge in coronavirus cases is showing no signs of slowing down, and that is putting a major strain on t...
Nov 19, 2020
McKenna: Decision to cancel Christmas parade painful but proper
The decision to cancel the Emporia Christmas Parade was a natural reflection of the current coronavirus landscape. That didn’t make Wednesday’s decision any easier to process for Chamber P...
Nov 19, 2020
