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The Cottonwood River at Emporia is now officially out of a flood warning. However, a few roads in Lyon and Chase counties are still officially closed due to heavy rainfall from last week. In Lyon Coun...

Lyon County health officials are watching several trends with local COVID-19 metrics as we start the week. The overall caseload climbed slightly Friday from 640 to 644, while the number of active case...

Despite little to no rainfall occurring over the past 48-hours, flooding continues at one area gauge. The National Weather Service has extended its river-based flood warning for the Cottonwood River n...

A single motorcycle accident in the Spangles drive-thru lane led to the arrest of one individual late Saturday evening. According to Emporia Police Sgt. Tim Wacker, officers were called to the Spangle...

Coronavirus is both driving people to SOS and trimming a major revenue stream for the agency. On KVOE’s Talk of Emporia last Friday, Director Connie Cahoone said domestic violence cases have ris...

The Salvation Army of Emporia is adjusting well to the “new normal” as of late. Salvation Army Captain Deb Thompson recently joined KVOE’s Talk of Emporia to update current operation...

A recent USDA report on cattle market reactions, both to a devastating plant fire a year ago and the now four-month-old coronavirus pandemic, shows general action to get markets back to normal in fair...

A major deadline for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic is coming next week. Applications for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program are due by Saturday, Aug. ...

The 2020 primary election is this Tuesday and Lyon County Clerk Tammy Vopat had some last-minute reminders for local voters this week. During KVOE’s Newsmaker segment Friday, Vopat reminded all ...

Newman Regional Health has announced it will be reopening its drive-thru COVID-19 testing and respiratory clinic Monday. The re-opening comes as Newman is anticipating a large increase in COVID cases ...