Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: With Halloween in rear-view mirror, Lyon County Health Officer casts wary eye towards Thanksgiving
We are a week past Halloween and we had our biggest one-day increase in coronavirus cases Thursday in Lyon County. Are the two connected? Maybe. Maybe not. Lyon County Health Officer Renee Hively tell...
Nov 06, 2020
ELECTION: Kelly pledges to continue work with Republican supermajorities
As the presidential election continues to unfold, the political landscape in Kansas may look a bit different next year. Republicans continued their supermajorities in both the House and Senate on Tues...
Nov 06, 2020
WEATHER: Lyon, several surrounding counties in dense fog advisories Friday morning
Patchy fog is possible areawide Friday morning, and it could be thick across much of the KVOE listening area. Lyon, Coffey and Osage counties are in a dense fog advisory until 10 am with visibility as...
Nov 06, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: 'Cash-strapped' Emporia Senior Center forced to cancel events -- and make yet another budget adjustment
Thursday night’s decision to cancel activities and events at the Emporia Senior Center was the latest difficult decision for Director Ian Boyd this year. Coronavirus has caused Boyd and the Seni...
Nov 06, 2020
FHTC welding students create memorable trophies for Freedom Fest
When Emporia’s annual Freedom Fest takes place Saturday, there will be some unique trophies awaiting the winners. Students in the Flint Hills Technical College welding program created the trophi...
Nov 06, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: USD 253 Board of Education delays phase three of COVID-19 education plan Thursday
Phase three of USD 253’s COVID-19 education plan is now on hold until further notice. During a special meeting Thursday evening the board voted unanimously to postpone moving into the next phase...
Nov 06, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County reports 65 new cases; Active case number hits record peak
Thursday was a record-setting day for Lyon County, but not in a good way. Lyon County Public Health reported 65 new COVID-19 cases which is 20 more cases than the previous largest single-day increase ...
Nov 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: South Dakota, two countries added to quarantine list
Another week, another change in the Kansas Department of Health and environment's coronavirus travel quarantine list. KDHE has added one state, South Dakota, and two countries, Belgium and Czechia, fo...
Nov 05, 2020
Lyon County Highway Department closes two roads for maintenance
The Lyon County Highway Department has closed two roads for repairs to close out the work week. Road 165 is closed from M-5 to N, while N is closed between 160 and 170 for maintenance. Both roads coul...
Nov 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Commission approves new public health order through mid January; Mask requirements/ gathering restrictions among key items included
A county-wide mask ordinance and mass gathering limits of 45 or less are two of the key components of Lyon County’s new public health order. County commissioners unanimously adopted the order du...
Nov 05, 2020
