Category Archives: News
UPDATE: County Commission responds to surprising request for adoption of city mask mandate
A request for adoption of the city's recent mask mandate highlighted the Lyon County Commission's weekly action session Thursday morning. During the public comment portion of the meeting, Emporia City...
Aug 06, 2020
Last week's heavy rainfall serves as droughtbuster
Two recent rounds of heavy rainfall removed any vestige of drought for most of the KVOE listening area. Rain totals anywhere from 3-10 inches on July 27 and July 30-31 eliminated abnormally dry condit...
Aug 06, 2020
Memorial Day weekend chase suspect set for pretrial hearing Friday
A man accused of leading a lengthy law enforcement chase this past spring is set for a hearing Friday in Lyon County District Court. Joshua Forero, 24, is formally charged with aggravated battery on a...
Aug 06, 2020
Hearing delayed in Emporia attempted hotel robbery case
A hearing for a man accused of trying to rob an Emporia motel early this year has been continued to next month. Jeremy Spicer was supposed to be in Lyon County District Court on Wednesday for a prelim...
Aug 06, 2020
Council Grove motorcycle rider unhurt, passenger to Salina hospital after Wednesday wreck
A Council Grove man was involved in a crash involving two vehicles near Lindsborg on Wednesday, even though the vehicles did not collide. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Chase Meiver was dr...
Aug 06, 2020
USD 253 Board of Education approves operations plan and extracurricular policies Wednesday
Discussions on reopening plans for USD 253 Emporia Public Schools continued during a special Board of Education meeting Wednesday evening. Board members reviewed a number of documents including the di...
Aug 06, 2020
ELECTION: Lyon County Commission race leaders add to advantages
The leaders in the Lyon County Commission races put more distance between them and their challengers after the first day of mail ballot-only counting as part of the primary election cycle. Second Dist...
Aug 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia City Commission approves mask mandate despite some contentions Wednesday
Though unanimous approval was given, Emporia City Commissioners appeared torn Wednesday afternoon when it came to a mandatory mask mandate within the city of Emporia. The mandate was a last-minute adj...
Aug 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Mass testing now available for ESU campus community
As mentioned earlier this week, coronavirus mass testing will be available for students, faculty and staff at Emporia State University effective immediately. Director of Marketing and Media Relations ...
Aug 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: New COVID-19 cases reported in Lyon and area counties
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 75 active COVID-19 cases in Wednesdays update. The update includes 6 new COVID-19 cases and 14 recoveries. The total number of cases has increased to 686. The nu...
Aug 05, 2020
