Category Archives: News
Gas prices poised to top $2 per gallon
The Fourth of July weekend is now upon us, but you won’t be getting any real bang for your buck at the gas pump. Gas prices have been climbing slowly but steadily across the KVOE listening area ...
Jul 03, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Illness causing adjustments for area county fairs
Coronavirus has claimed part of the Lyon County Fair. It has also claimed parts of other area county fairs. Chase County Fair Board members decided to cancel the event all open-class exhibits, fashion...
Jul 03, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Fair Board cancels carnival; decision on full event still set for July 9
The Lyon County Fair Board is still determining whether the fair will take place as scheduled later this year. One key component, however, is no longer on the schedule. Fair Board Vice President Jerem...
Jul 03, 2020
Blue-green algae warning continues for Emporia's Peter Pan Pond
People wanting to enjoy Peter Pan Pond this July 4 weekend will have to consider a blue-green algae warning that remains in place for the foreseeable future. During algae warnings, water contact shoul...
Jul 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: All area counties declining to enforce governor's mask order; Supreme Court mandates face coverings at district, appellate court levels
Lyon County is not the only area county declining to enforce Governor Laura Kelly's order on mask usage in public. Shortly after the governor announced she had signed Executive Order 20-52 telling res...
Jul 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Pair of Lyon County Detention Center inmates test positive
Two inmates at the Lyon Couty Detention Center have tested positive for coronavirus. Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope says the results developed after testing Monday. In both cases, the inmates were asym...
Jul 02, 2020
Wider portion of KVOE listening area now officially listed as abnormally dry
Abnormally dry conditions now cover most of the KVOE listening area, based on the latest report by the US Drought Monitor. The Drought Monitor says an area south of a line from near Dwight to Emporia ...
Jul 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Commission to deliver guidance on mask usage next week following issuance of governor's executive order
The Lyon County Commission will hold off on issuing exact guidance on the use of masks in accordance with Governor Laura Kelly’s recently issued executive order until more information can be gat...
Jul 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor officially signs executive order on mask policy effective Friday
Governor Laura Kelly has officially issued the executive order saying state residents must wear masks in public settings and in places where six-foot social distancing measures can’t be maintain...
Jul 02, 2020
New mural posted in downtown Emporia
Emporia Celebrates the Flint Hills is using a new approach to bring a new mural to downtown Emporia. Group member Duane Henrikson says Emporia Celebrates the Flint Hills wanted to try a different appr...
Jul 02, 2020
