Category Archives: News
Harvest Home Festival and Benefit Auction concluding Saturday
Things are wrapping up soon for the Harvest Home Festival and Benefit Auction organized every year by Messiah Lutheran Church. Time is running short to participate. Remaining jams and jellies can be b...
Nov 20, 2020
Animal cruelty case ongoing in Chase County
Court proceedings continue against a Strong City man accused of animal cruelty early this year. Steven Price was charged in February with six counts of misdemeanor cruelty in the handling of six hrses...
Nov 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Caseloads still increasing in Osage, Wabaunsee counties
Lyon County isn’t the only area county seeing a sharp spike in coronavirus cases the past few weeks. Osage County went from 311 total cases Monday to 374 cases Thursday. The active caseload went...
Nov 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Coffey County Lake closed
Coronavirus has forced the closure of Coffey County Lake. The Sheriff’s Office says the closure is due to staff matters, but at this time it’s unclear whether this is for quarantine or inf...
Nov 20, 2020
Area law enforcement participating in KDOT's Thanksgiving Safe Arrival traffic enforcement program
Several law enforcement agencies are stepping up their traffic enforcement efforts through the Thanksgiving weekend. Lyon, Greenwood and Osage deputies are among those who have announced their partici...
Nov 20, 2020
Moderate drought on Emporia's doorstep, now covering half of KVOE listening area
Moderate drought has expanded across much of the KVOE listening area. The US Drought Monitor has moderate drought across the southern half of Lyon County just south of Emporia, the north half of Green...
Nov 20, 2020
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
