Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County announces 149 new cases Monday
Lyon County Public Health noted another sharp drop in active COVID-19 cases Monday. The active caseload dipped from 563 last Wednesday to 449 Monday after Public Health announced 149 new cases since l...
Nov 30, 2020
Governor to announce Supreme Court nominee Monday
Governor Laura Kelly is planning to name her choice for the next Kansas Supreme Court Justice on Monday afternoon. Kristen Wheeler, an Emporia native and the daughter of Lyon County District Court Adm...
Nov 30, 2020
Five Emporia teens allegedly involved in high-speed chase early Saturday
Emporia Police officers and Lyon County deputies say they were involved in a high-speed pursuit involving several local teenagers early Saturday morning across parts of west Emporia. The chase started...
Nov 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Moderna to become second drugmaker to seek emergency use authorization for vaccine
There are now two drugmakers seeking emergency use authorization for their coronavirus vaccines. Moderna is joining Pfizer in filing for the special status. It says its vaccine is 94 percent effective...
Nov 30, 2020
Goad seeking to withdraw plea after sentencing on attempted kidnapping, aggravated domestic battery counts
A man who had reached a plea agreement on attempted kidnapping and domestic battery charges is now seeking to withdraw his plea and essentially overturn his sentence. Goad has cited ineffective legal ...
Nov 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Thanksgiving travelers told to quarantine, get COVID tests
If you took a Thanksgiving travel trip of any significant distance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you should spend the next week at home. The CDC says travelers need to quarantin...
Nov 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Friendship Meal deliveries put on hold Monday, Tuesday
Lyon County’s Friendship Meals program is making adjustments due to coronavirus. Friendship Meals has suspended its operations, including meal deliveries, for both Monday and Tuesday due to coro...
Nov 30, 2020
UPDATE: Emergency dispatch in Lyon and Greenwood counties back up and running following 911 outage Sunday
A software issue may have been the cause of an unscheduled phone outage which led to 911 call centers being down in the southern part of Kansas for much of the afternoon Sunday. The outage affected nu...
Nov 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Questions about Lyon County's testing policy for close contacts examined
Have questions about Lyon County’s coronavirus testing policy? You aren’t alone, even with the pandemic now eight months old. Two big questions for Lyon County Public Health since the pand...
Nov 29, 2020
Emporia's Papa John's restaurant closed
Papa John’s in west Emporia is closed. The restaurant at 2808 West Highway 50 has put several handwritten religious and personal freedom signs on its storefront along with a closed sign, but the...
Nov 29, 2020
