Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Osage County Commission meeting canceled
Coronavirus is altering the meeting schedule for the Osage County Commission next week. Monday's meeting is canceled, according to County Clerk Rhonda Beets. The reason is an unspecified "COVID situat...
Oct 03, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County adds four cases, active caseload dips; increases slight at Emporia State and USD 253
Reversing Thursday's minor increase in active cases, Friday's statistics from Lyon County Public Health saw recoveries outnumber new activity. Public Health announced four new cases and seven recoveri...
Oct 02, 2020
USD 253 groundbreaking ceremony kicks off renovations to Walnut Elementary School Thursday
USD 253 Emporia Public Schools has officially broken ground on improvements to one local elementary school as part of the $78 million Building for the Future bond initiative. District administrators, ...
Oct 02, 2020
Sacred Heart Catholic School prepares for 47th annual Mexican Supper
With concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic still looming, the 47th annual Mexican Supper at Sacred Heart Catholic School will look a little different this year. The supper will be drive-through only. I...
Oct 02, 2020
Annual FHCHC drive-through flu shot sees strong attendance Friday
Local residents rolled through Flint Hills Community Health Center Friday to receive their annual flu shot. The Health Center’s traditional drive-through flu shot clinic ran from the early hours...
Oct 02, 2020
St. Marks Lutheran Church Congregation Challenge, LCAT efforts bolstering KVOE Drive for Food
St. Marks Lutheran Church is in the middle of their Congregation Challenge to benefit KVOE’s annual drive for food. The Congregation Challenge challenges the Congregation of St. Marks to donate ...
Oct 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Numerous scams now out and about
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, so do scams. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Division of Emergency Management say a host of schemes may well be circulating, some simultaneou...
Oct 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: State revenues still outpacing predictions
Financial adjustments notwithstanding due to COVID-19, Kansas closed the fiscal 2021 first quarter doing better than expected — again. Governor Laura Kelly says quarterly receipts were $2.3 bill...
Oct 02, 2020
#VOTE2020: KVOE's information guide and results portal for the Nov. 3 general election
Sponsored by: Find information about the Nov. 3 general election here. Information comes from area County Clerk and Election Office departments. Lyon County Contested RacesKansas Senate 17th District ...
Oct 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: President to Walter Reed hospital 'out of abundance of caution'
Less than 24 hours after tweeting he had come down with coronavirus, President Donald Trump's isolation is changing locations "out of an abundance of caution," according to the White House. Initially,...
Oct 02, 2020
