Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Newman CEO addresses administrative concerns amid recent influx of COVID traffic
It has been a busy time for staff and administrators at Newman Regional Health as coronavirus numbers continue to fluctuate in recent weeks. Newman CEO Bob Wright says at this time there are six patie...
Aug 21, 2020
Mail ballot requests coming in hot and heavy for Lyon County Election Office
The primary election saw record interest in mail ballots in Lyon County, and more of the same is shaping up for the general election in November. With over two months yet before Election Day, over 630...
Aug 21, 2020
Retired judge Robert Morton, 86, remembered as icon, champion of victim rights
Retired Municipal Court Judge Robert Morton has died at the age of 86. Morton passed away Thursday. Lyon County Administrative Judge Merlin Wheeler’s dealings with Morton date back to the late 1...
Aug 21, 2020
Head-on crash sends Burlington man to hospital
Two people were hurt after a wreck in central Coffey County on Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a car driven by 21-year-old Nathaniel Tompkins of Burlington was northbound on US Highway 75 nor...
Aug 21, 2020
Emporia delegate soaks in historic nature of 2020 Democratic National Convention
Unity, light, purpose and promise were common themes on the last night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night. As he formally accepted the party’s nomination for president, Joe ...
Aug 21, 2020
United Way campaign kicks off with successful drive-thru food drive
A drive-thru food drive served as the opening act for the United Way of the Flint Hills’ fundraising campaign. Residents brought nonperishable food to the Lyon County Fairgrounds to benefit the ...
Aug 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Presbyterian Manor employee in isolation after developing illness
Presbyterian Manor has announced an employee has tested positive for COVID-19. Infection preventionist and vice president for health and wellness Jeanne Gerstenkorn says the staffer is a direct care e...
Aug 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: 12 new cases and 13 recoveries reported for Lyon County
12 new COVID-19 cases and 13 recoveries are in Thursdays update from Lyon County Public Health. That leaves 71 active cases. The total number of cases has increased to 781. The number of recoveries is...
Aug 20, 2020
KBI, Greenwood County conducting joint investigation into suspicious death
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is working with the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office after a suspicious death in Eureka this week. The KBI says deputies were called to 1607 Quincy around 10:...
Aug 20, 2020
CASA of the Flint Hills Director looking ahead to next adventure
After more than a decade with CASA of the Flint Hills, Director Dena Russell-Marino has announced she will be moving on to a new role in the coming weeks. Russell-Marino will be stepping down from her...
Aug 20, 2020
