Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County residents who attended or took part in Missouri basketball tournament last weekend told to self-quarantine after potential exposure
Lyon County Public Health is warning Lyon County residents who either played in or attended a basketball tournament in Missouri last weekend to self-quarantine because of potential exposure to coronav...
Jun 25, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Detention Officer tests positive for COVID-19
An unnamed Lyon County Detention Officer is currently in home isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office announced the positive case via a news release Thurs...
Jun 25, 2020
Emporia fireworks sales and discharge period beginning Saturday
It’s that time when fireworks will be popping in and around Emporia. The official sale and discharge period begins Saturday. Legal hours are 10 am to 10 pm Saturday through Thursday, 10 am to 11...
Jun 25, 2020
Emporia's Peter Pan Pond under blue-green algae warning
An Emporia pond is under a blue-green algae warning. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment gave warning status to Peter Pan Pond on Thursday after a harmful algae bloom was confirmed. It is ...
Jun 25, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Residents who suffered from unemployment benefit clawback urged to use new state resources
Following the discovery of duplicate payments of unemployment benefits and an effort to take that money out of thousands of resident bank accounts, Governor Laura Kelly has announced resources now ava...
Jun 25, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County reports two new cases
Lyon County’s active case number increased slightly Thursday. Lyon County Public Health is reporting two new COVID-19 cases in Thursday’s update. This brings the total number of positive a...
Jun 25, 2020
2020 Pro Disc Golf season resumes with Dynamic Discs Open
The pro disc golf season is up and running again, and Emporia is taking center stage this weekend. The Dynamic Discs Open takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Emporia Country Club. On KVOE&#...
Jun 25, 2020
Lyon County Commission hears latest 2021 budget request Thursday
Flint Hills Technical College was the latest organization to present a budget request for fiscal year 2021 before Lyon County Commissioners Thursday. FHTC President Dr. Dean Hollenbeck and Vice Presid...
Jun 25, 2020
Humane Society of the Flint Hills informing residents of risks to pets as temperatures continue climbing
Summer is here and temperatures will reflect that fact with highs in the 90s for most of the next week. Humane Society of the Flint Hills Director Caitlin Flood says the agency is doing what it can to...
Jun 25, 2020
Man accused of illegal drug activity to appear in Lyon County District Court Friday
An Emporia man accused of illegal drug activity within 1,000 feet of a local school and aggravated child endangerment has a motions hearing Friday. James Bickerstaff, age 35, faces single counts of me...
Jun 25, 2020
