Category Archives: News
'A trap for detail...100-percent reliable:' ValuNet FIBER president Rick Tidwell passes away after cancer battle
Rick Tidwell helped Emporia’s telecommunication infrastructure the past three decades, whether with Valu-Line, Birch Telecom, or ValuNet FIBER. Unfortunately, Tidwell passed away early Saturday ...
Nov 8, 2020
Rocky Ford Bridge, Osage City's Star Block now on Kansas Register of Historic places
Two area locations are officially new to the Kansas Register of Historic Places. The Kansas State Historical Society named the Rocky Ford Bridge, also known as the Bird Bridge, as part of its meeting ...
Nov 8, 2020
Freedom Fest sees solid participation, both onsite and virtually
The 17th annual Freedom Fest took place under unprecedented circumstances Saturday. Despite some changes due to coronavirus, organizers were more than satisfied with the results. Close to 170 people p...
Nov 8, 2020
Saturday crash in northeast Lyon County hurts Wichita man
A Wichita man suffered potentially serious injuries after a crash near Miller on Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly before 9:15 am on US Highway 56 about 1.5 miles wes...
Nov 7, 2020
ELECTION: Delivering first speech as apparent President-elect, Biden pledges to heal a divided nation
Apparent President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, are making transition plans even though sitting President Donald Trump is showing no signs of conceding. Biden and Harris made a...
Nov 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Testing up in Lyon County -- because people are sick, according to Lyon County Public Health
Is the recent jump in COVID-19 numbers largely due to more testing? This has been a consistent question throughout the nearly eight-month-long pandemic, and it has cropped up after Lyon County had two...
Nov 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Economic Development Relief Grant will have money for nonprofits
Committee members administering a Lyon County Economic Development Relief Grant took no action on final awards Friday, but they made an important clarification as the process continues. Committee memb...
Nov 7, 2020
Wabaunsee County deputies arrest man after stolen vehicle from Kiowa County found near Harveyville
One man was arrested after driving an allegedly stolen vehicle near Harveyville on Wednesday. Wabaunsee County Sheriff Rob Hoskins says an alert citizen reported a suspicious vehicle. Deputies reporte...
Nov 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County adds over 20 new cases, but active caseload finally dips
Active coronavirus cases are finally trending lower, but new cases still took another step up Friday. Lyon County Public Health added 24 new cases and 28 recovered patients, pushing the active caseloa...
Nov 6, 2020
FHCHC adjusts COVID-19 testing hours
Flint Hills Community Health Center is altering its hours for COVID-19 testing beginning next week. Effective Monda, the health center will conduct COVID testing from 9 am to noon Mondays, Tuesdays, T...
Nov 6, 2020
