Category Archives: News
Power outage affects handful of businesses, residents in west Emporia
A handful of residents and businesses in west Emporia went without power briefly Monday morning. Evergy says 35 customers between Flinthills Mall and the Lyon County Fairgrounds, including businesses ...
Sep 14, 2020
Waters Hardware offering $500 reward after reported theft of commercial-sized riding mower
Emporia’s Waters Hardware is offering a $500 reward for information after a lawnmower was reportedly stolen over the weekend. Waters manager Lucas Hockenbury says a Cub Cadet Pro Z 900 commercia...
Sep 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County out of top 10 in overall cases, weekly positivity rate below 8 percent
Lyon County has left the state’s top 10 for total coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, based on data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Lyon County has 971 cases as rep...
Sep 13, 2020
Emporia Community Action to mark five-year anniversary of March on Emporia on Tuesday
On Tuesday, Emporia Community Action will mark the five-year anniversary of the first March on Emporia. The original march — one of two held in the fall of 2015 — followed the discovery of...
Sep 13, 2020
Ignite Emporia housing study details challenges, opportunities facing Emporia and Lyon County
The potential for growth and the reality of short supply are among the main findings in a housing study recently unveiled by Ignite Emporia. On KVOE’s Talk of Emporia on Friday, both Ignite Empo...
Sep 13, 2020
Presbyterian Manor hosts virtual event for scam protection
Scammers continue to find new ways to prey on victims during the COVID-19 pandemic, so the Presbyterian Manor is offering a virtual event to offer advice on how to avoid getting scammed. The event is ...
Sep 13, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County vaccine distribution plans in place -- whenever medication is ready
As pharmaceutical companies do their utmost to develop vaccines against coronavirus as fast as possible, Lyon County Public Health is well into the planning phase for distributing those medicines when...
Sep 13, 2020
Juvenile driver unhurt after clipping gas meter in Americus
A juvenile driver is OK after clipping a gas meter in Americus on Saturday night. The incident happened shortly after 10 pm in the 200 block of Second Street. Lyon County Deputy Jim Baker says the juv...
Sep 13, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Coffey County joins Chase, Morris counties with weekly reporting
There have not been any new reports in coronavirus cases so far this weekend, but one area county is changing its reporting procedures for the general public. Coffey County announced it will issue its...
Sep 13, 2020
15 teams participate in disc golf fundraiser benefiting Emporia Habitat for Humanity
A special disc golf tournament Saturday supported the endeavors, both present and future, of Emporia Habitat for Humanity. The event held at Hammond Park was organized by Dynamic Discs in partnership ...
Sep 12, 2020
