Category Archives: News
USD 253 Board approves move to phase three of COVID education plan following 4-3 split vote Wednesday
While not all agreed, the USD 253 Board of Education voted Wednesday evening to move forward with the next phase of its COVID-19 education plan at the secondary level. The board voted 4-3 in favor of ...
Oct 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor sheds more light on new unified testing strategy
Governor Laura Kelly has unveiled the framework for Kansas’ new unified COVID-19 testing strategy. The governor went into greater detail on the effort during her weekly press conference Wednesda...
Oct 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: New case count increases by double digits for third straight day in Lyon County
Lyon County had its third straight double-digit day for new coronavirus cases Wednesday. Lyon County Public Health reported 11 new cases, pushing the total count to 1,264 since late March. This follow...
Oct 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Local close-contact testing collaborative ending as state guidance adjusts
Changes in state guidelines are spelling the end of Lyon County’s High Consequence Close Contact Testing Collaborative. Initially, the state was not allowing tests of asymptomatic COVID-19 patie...
Oct 28, 2020
Emporia City Commissioners discuss Dynamic Discs potential expansion
Emporia City Commissioners are considering lending approval to a major project for one local business that could serve as a win-win for the community. As KVOE has reported recently, Dynamic Discs is p...
Oct 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor orders flags at half-staff as state death count surpasses 1,000
Flags will be flying at half-staff across the state in honor of those Kansans lost to the coronavirus pandemic. A news release from the office of Governor Laura Kelly Wednesday states that the state o...
Oct 28, 2020
Trio accused of aggravated kidnapping, other charges after alleged incident in southwest Emporia
Three people stand accused of aggravated kidnapping and a range of other counts after a case in Emporia two months ago. 22-year-old Samantha Goza, 20-year-old Lane Rogers and 19-year-old Dakota Wilson...
Oct 28, 2020
Emporia Police searching for missing woman
Emporia Police say a 19-year-old woman is missing. Cheyenne Coe is a white woman, 5-foot-3 and 130 pounds with brown hair and eyes. She was last seen Oct. 23 with her disappearance reported Monday, bu...
Oct 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Cluster confirmed at Chase County Care and Rehab
The Chase County Health Department has announced a coronavirus outbreak at Chase County Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cottonwood Falls. The cluster was confirmed Tuesday. There are 12 confirmed ca...
Oct 28, 2020
CORONVIRUS: Productive meeting on COVID-19 mitigation plan between governor, Republican leaders
Over the next week, Governor Laura Kelly’s administration and Republican legislative leaders could formulate a new plan for an updated COVID-19 mitigation plan. Mask use would be just a part of ...
Oct 28, 2020
