Category Archives: News
Mail ballots surge in to Lyon County Election Office; in-office voting slow
At least for this election cycle, Lyon County’s registered voters have changed their advance vote habits. The Lyon County Election Office mailed out roughly 3,500 ballots, and over 1,000 of thos...
Jul 24, 2020
Mann: Recent endorsements validate my campaign for voters
First District Congressional candidate Tracey Mann stopped at the KVOE studios on Friday to meet with residents and update listeners on his campaign. Mann, a Republican, says recent endorsements from ...
Jul 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: No false positive tests at NRH; questions arise about COVID-19 or allergy symptoms
The Newman Regional Health microbiology department has been extremely busy since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March. Part of that is the increased caseload and the research involved with the tests. ...
Jul 24, 2020
Greenwood County Attorney promoted to Magistrate Judge
Greenwood County Attorney Joe Lee has a new position. Governor Laura Kelly has appointed Lee to serve as District Magistrate for the 13th District involving Greenwood, Butler and Elk counties. Lee rep...
Jul 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Area towns, Greenwood County receiving federal grant funds
Numerous area communities and counties have been selected for the second round of Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Supplement funding as announced by the state. Grant recipients include: ...
Jul 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Legal caseload spiking for Lyon County Attorney's Office
The coronavirus pandemic has caused adjustments for the Lyon County Attorney’s Office. County Attorney Marc Goodman says the caseload took a nosedive in April, but it has been high since —...
Jul 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Attorney General says counties, school districts can opt out of governor's mask mandate
As if school administrators didn’t have enough whiplash from the back-to-school COVID-19-related guidance at the state level just over the past 10 days, another level of potential adjustments ca...
Jul 24, 2020
Lyon County Commission Second District hopefuls appear on KVOE Candidate Forum
How does Lyon County reduce its tax burden? Is the draft set of zoning regulations better for residents than the longstanding rules? These questions and more highlighted KVOE’s final Candidate F...
Jul 24, 2020
UPDATE: Idaho man hurt in wreck near Emporia Municipal Airport
An Idaho man suffered apparently serious injuries after a crash south of Emporia on Thursday. Lyon County Deputy Tera Gifford says the wreck happened in the 1100 block of Kansas Highway 99 shortly aft...
Jul 23, 2020
Moderate drought expands
Most of the KVOE listening area remains in moderate drought. The latest update from the US Drought Monitor shows nearly all of Lyon County in moderate drought, along with all of Greenwood County, almo...
Jul 23, 2020
