Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County reports 45 new cases Friday; Active case number exceeds 100
Lyon County saw its largest single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases Friday. Lyon County Public Health reported 45 new cases bringing the overall case total to 1,316. Lyon County Public Health Office...
Oct 30, 2020
One arrested, two sought after apparently connected shooting and home invasion robbery incidents in east Emporia
One man has been arrested and two are still at large after what Emporia Police say are connected shooting and home invasion robbery incidents earlier this week, and officers are asking for help in fin...
Oct 30, 2020
Newman Regional Health doctor implants first Bluetooth-enabled defibrillator in state history
Medical history has been made in Emporia this week. On Wednesday, Newman Regional Health interventional cardiologist Dr. Michael Lloyd implanted a Bluetooth-enabled defibrillator in a patient. This is...
Oct 30, 2020
Raft of new charges added in southwest Emporia kidnapping case
New charges have been added against three people accused of breaking into an Emporia house, threatening two people inside and damaging several items before being arrested. Both before and during preli...
Oct 30, 2020
Preparations well underway for 2021 Unbound Gravel event; director addresses concerns about new name
The name of Emporia’s longstanding and world-renowned gravel cycling race may be new, but planning for next year’s event has been going on for months. The planning for Unbound Gravel 2021 ...
Oct 30, 2020
Man accused of shooting into Emporia home waives preliminary hearing, set for pretrial in December
Court proceedings are moving forward for an Emporia man accused of shooting into a neighbor’s house earlier this year. Alejandro Lara-Ceja waived his preliminary hearing this week and now has a ...
Oct 30, 2020
Cold Weather Rule begins Sunday
If you’re behind on utility payments, you have at least some assurances of not getting disconnected with the Cold Weather Rule beginning Sunday. Utilities are not supposed to shut off their serv...
Oct 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: State Finance Council approves $45 million for testing, $20 million for business grants
Millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds have been approved by the State Finance Council. The board approved investing up to $45 million in testing as part of the state’s new unified testing...
Oct 30, 2020
Friday is latest vehicle tag renewal deadline for Lyon County residents
The latest vehicle tag deadline is Friday. Lyon County Treasurer Sharon Gaede says this is the last day to renew tags without penalty for residents with last names beginning in the letter “S....
Oct 30, 2020
Missing Emporia woman found
An Emporia woman missing for nearly a week has been found. Cheyenne Coe, 19, went missing Oct. 23 and was reported missing Monday. Emporia Police reported her as found early Thursday evening but said ...
Oct 30, 2020
