Category Archives: News
50 acres scorched following grass fire east of Emporia Sunday
Emporia, Reading and Miller fire crews responded to a grass fire east of Emporia Sunday afternoon. Crews were called to 2313 Road M just before 3:20 pm after a controlled burn got out of control accor...
Nov 15, 2020
WEATHER: 24-hour burn ban issued by Osage County Sunday
With very high fire danger Sunday through the start of the week, Osage County has put a stop to all burning for the time being. A burn ban is now in effect through 8 am Monday morning. This means ther...
Nov 15, 2020
WEATHER: Wind gusts exceed 50 mph at Emporia Municipal Airport Saturday
Blustery conditions didn’t cause widespread issues across the KVOE listening area Saturday. Wind gusts were at or above 40 mph for most of the afternoon in the immediate Emporia area. The highes...
Nov 15, 2020
Bushong hosts second Home of the Brave Celebration
Bushong held its veterans celebration with the second annual Home of the Brave event Saturday. Activities included music, auction, church service, living history displays, military salute and a re-ena...
Nov 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: USD 417 Morris County sets special Sunday meeting on next steps
A second area school district is having a special board meeting to discuss next steps when it comes to coronavirus. USD 417 Morris County is meeting at 1 pm Sunday. The only discussion item is so-call...
Nov 15, 2020
Failed fuse causes power outage near Emporia State
A power outage affected over 70 Evergy customers near the Emporia State University campus on Saturday. The outage was reported shortly before 3 pm and affected areas west of Merchant between 13th and ...
Nov 14, 2020
Quilts of Gratitude culminates Emporia's 2020 All Veterans Tribute
Quilts of Gratitude put a bow on Emporia’s All Veterans Tribute activities Saturday. With new gatherings guidance from Lyon County Public Health earlier this month, organizers shifted from the t...
Nov 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health, Emporia Main Street roll out 'Adopt a Healthcare Hero' program
Healthcare workers have been putting in long hours since the coronavirus pandemic began — and especially so now with higher caseload numbers than at any time since the pandemic started in March....
Nov 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor reiterates 'no plan' to shut down state as cases increase
In recent news conferences, Governor Laura Kelly has mentioned her plans for rolling out a new unified testing strategy and a larger mitigation plan update as soon as the middle of next week. Part of ...
Nov 14, 2020
Emporia Fire urging people to lay off planned fire activity through weekend
If you have plans for a controlled burn, welding project or a cookout, it’s best to hold off at least through the weekend. The fire danger is very high for the weekend, thanks to ongoing dry con...
Nov 14, 2020
