Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Outbreak de-listed at Chase County Detention Center
Chase County is now monitoring just one set of statistics as its response to coronavirus continues. Chase County Health Department says the cluster at the Detention Center has been delisted. The clust...
Sep 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Sixteen new cases, two new deaths, long-term care cluster deactivated in Lyon County over weekend
Lyon County added 16 new coronavirus cases this past weekend. Lyon County Public Health says the current total is at 1,067. The number of active cases went up from 58 to 67, while the number of deaths...
Sep 28, 2020
Emporia Main Street benefit golf tournament taking place Saturday
The deadline is quickly approaching to register for the latest golf tournament in the Emporia community. Mulligan for Main Street, the latest benefit tournament, will be taking place Saturday at the E...
Sep 28, 2020
2020 Census representatives update recent efforts following deadline extension last week
While the 2020 Census deadline may have been altered, the work of local Kansas Count workers is not slowing down. Kansas Count Committee members Rob Gilligan and Robin Newell joined KVOE’s morni...
Sep 28, 2020
Golf ball-sized hail causes significant damage around Allen
A hail swath close to 40 miles long has residents in parts of Lyon and Osage counties cleaning up the damage Monday. Your browser does not support the audio element. A severe thunderstorm complex deve...
Sep 28, 2020
Change atop Osage County Sheriff's Office coming sooner than first planned
Chris Wells is taking over as Osage County sheriff earlier than he may have planned. Wells defeated longtime sheriff Laurie Dunn in the Republican primary back in August. Earlier this month, Dunn anno...
Sep 28, 2020
Hearing set for Tuesday in case of man accused of taking food, tools from Emporia restaurant
A pretrial hearing is coming Tuesday for a man accused of taking food and tools from an Emporia restaurant. Jacob Vaughan, 22, is accused of getting into Wendy’s, 1928 West Sixth, on July 16 and...
Sep 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: CARES Act sets up new grant opportunity for Lyon County businesses
Businesses across Emporia and Lyon County have until early next month to apply for a new grant through the CARES Act coronavirus relief fund. The federal money has let Lyon County develop a Small Busi...
Sep 27, 2020
WEATHER: Quarter to golf ball-sized hail hammers parts of Lyon, Osage counties
Strong to severe thunderstorms dumped large on hail parts of the KVOE listening area Sunday morning. Hail as big as golf balls, or 1.75 inches in diameter, was reported at Allen early in the event. Ha...
Sep 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Early returns on adjustments promising at Emporia State University
Emporia State President Allison Garrett says the fall 2020 semester is “a strange time to be in education,” and coronavirus has everything to do with that. Still, she’s pleased the i...
Sep 27, 2020
