Category Archives: News
Wind creates isolated to scattered power outages
High winds have caused scattered power outages Saturday. As of 1:15 pm, Emporia was clear. However, nearly 60 Evergy customers in western Chase County lost power. Most outages with that incident have ...
Oct 17, 2020
Reported chase leads to search for suspect near Emporia
Kansas Highway Patrol troopers are investigating after a reported law enforcement pursuit led to one arrest near Emporia and one man allegedly at large Saturday. Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope tells KV...
Oct 17, 2020
State, area jobless rates dip from August to September
The state jobless rate is now approaching half of what it was when coronavirus began raging across Kansas. The state’s overall jobless rate fell a full percentage point from 6.9 percent in Augus...
Oct 17, 2020
Melvern woman set for federal execution date
An Osage County woman is set to be the first federal female inmate to be executed in over 60 years. Lisa Montgomery, of Melvern, strangled a pregnant woman before cutting open her body and kidnapping ...
Oct 17, 2020
WEATHER: Wind advisory lengthened for Lyon, most surrounding counties; fire danger still very high for Saturday
Outdoor burning is banned in one area county and strongly discouraged across the rest of the KVOE listening area with high winds in Saturday’s forecast. Wind advisories cover the area for much o...
Oct 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County ends week with 11 new cases
New coronavirus cases rose by double digits to close the week in Lyon County. Public Health announced 11 new cases and 10 recovered patients, moving the active case number to 72. Meanwhile, confirmed ...
Oct 16, 2020
Wind advisory issued for entire KVOE listening area for Saturday morning/afternoon
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory affecting the entire KVOE listening area through the early half of the weekend. Lyon and all surrounding counties have been placed into the advi...
Oct 16, 2020
Contributions and payments highlight Lyon County Commission action session Thursday
Lyon County Commissioners lent their support to Ignite Emporia through a generous contribution Thursday morning. During their regular action session Thursday, commissioners approved a contribution of ...
Oct 16, 2020
USD 251 Board of Education meeting brings decisions over air purification systems
USD 251 took action to improve air quality and student safety at its most recent board of education meeting. With ongoing concerns about COVID-19, the district is taking action to help reduce the spre...
Oct 16, 2020
US Senate candidate Barbara Bollier stops through Emporia to speak with local constituents Friday
Local residents pulled up a chair at Fremont Park Friday for a conversation with US Senate Hopeful Democrat Barbara Bollier. Bollier rolled through Emporia as part of her campaign for US Senate and to...
Oct 16, 2020
