Category Archives: News
Emporia City Commissioners approve FEMA mitigation plan/ receive update on library reopening
Emporia City Commissioners held back-to-back meetings Wednesday morning. As part of an adjourned action session from last Wednesday, commissioners approved a mitigation strategy plan from FEMA. The pl...
Oct 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia State cancels spring break, delays start of spring semester
Change is in the works for Emporia State University students for the spring term. Students will not have a spring break as the university works to limit the potential spread of coronavirus. The spring...
Oct 14, 2020
Separate trailer, grass fires under investigation
Emporia Fire had a busy overnight with a structure fire and grass fire between midnight and 5 am Wednesday. Battalion Chief Tony Fuller says the structure fire at 1302 East Sixth Lot 38 came first aro...
Oct 14, 2020
Highway road construction underway near Osage City
Travelers in western Osage County are contending with road construction on two highways in two phases. The Kansas Department of Transportation started work at the US Highway 56-Kansas Highway 31 junct...
Oct 14, 2020
Former Wabaunsee County coroner ordered to stop performing autopsies
Former Wabaunsee County coroner Shawn Parcells has been told to stop performing autopsies. On Tuesday, Shawnee County District Court issued a permanent injunction designed to stop Parcells from “...
Oct 14, 2020
Ignite Emporia contribution to be discussed by Lyon County Commission
Financial matters will lead the Lyon County Commission action meeting Thursday. Commissioners will consider a $20,000 contribution to Ignite Emporia. They will also consider a nearly $6,300 payment to...
Oct 14, 2020
Very high fire danger returns to KVOE listening area Wednesday
Outdoor burning is not recommended Wednesday due to a combination of weather factors. The National Weather Service says temperatures in the mid- and upper 80s and humidity levels at or below 30 percen...
Oct 14, 2020
ELECTION: Mail ballots heading out Wednesday as preparations continue for in-office voting to start Monday
With all the talk of the mail ballot process due to coronavirus, it may get lost in the shuffle that many Lyon County residents will cast their advance ballots either at the Courthouse or next week...
Oct 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Chamber's Government Matters Committee, League of Women Voters hold socially-distanced Candidate Forum
With Election Day less than three weeks away, the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce Government Matters Committee and League of Women Voters took their normal Candidate Forum in a new direction Tuesday ...
Oct 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor's universal testing plan moving closer to reality
Governor Laura Kelly updated her goal of universal COVID-19 testing across Kansas during her weekly news conference Tuesday. For universal testing, the governor says the state is “making notable...
Oct 14, 2020
