Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County sees uptick in active cases; Greenwood County Hospital notes second positive case
Nearly 410 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Lyon County as we start the month of June. Officially, there are 408 confirmed and probable positive cases since mid-March. Friday had five recovere...
Jun 01, 2020
Emporia sees first protest related to death of George Floyd with small gathering Sunday
Emporia joined the rapidly-lengthening list of cities nationwide with protests over the recent death of George Floyd with a demonstration Sunday afternoon. Your browser does not support the audio elem...
Jun 01, 2020
Fully funded after five years of work, North Lyon County Veterans Memorial nears completion
After five years of work, the core project to honor veterans from north Lyon County is fully funded. A recent donation of $2,500 by the St. Patrick’s Committee pushed the North Lyon County Veter...
May 31, 2020
Teen accused of shooting into Emporia dwellings back in court Monday
A teenager accused of shooting into at least one of several homes in Emporia between Thanksgiving and Christmas has a hearing in Lyon County District Court on Monday. Adam Cole Burnett, 18, has been c...
May 31, 2020
Neosho Rapids woman hurt in Crawford County crash
A Neosho Rapids woman was taken to a Pittsburg hospital for treatment after a wreck in southeast Kansas on Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 40-year-old Marlana Driskill was a passenger in a ca...
May 31, 2020
Minor damage after SUV taps Emporia convenience store
Nobody was hurt after an SUV bumped into a west Emporia convenience store Sunday morning. The incident happened shortly after 8 am at Casey’s West, 3184 West US Highway 50. There was minor damag...
May 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: 4 Rivers, Flint Hills RECA to resume nonpayment disconnections in June
With the Kansas Corporation Commission’s directive for utility companies to suspend disconnections ending Sunday, at least two utilities has announced plans to resume that practice beginning Mon...
May 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Blue Cross Blue Shield grants $5,000 to Lyon County Public Health for response effort
Lyon County Public Health’s COVID-19 response efforts have gotten a financial boost from a state insurance company. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Bl...
May 31, 2020
US Senate race crowds further with ninth Republican, 11th overall candidate filing for seat
The race for the US Senate seat opening up when Pat Roberts retires this fall has gotten even more crowded. Derek Ellis of Topeka filed Friday. A Republican, Ellis is now one of nine Grand Old Party c...
May 31, 2020
FEMA releases preliminary look at update flood insurance rate map for Lyon County
A preliminary edition of Lyon County’s new flood insurance rate map has been released. The FIRM provides an illustration of flood risks for specific areas by depicting its flood risk zones to he...
May 31, 2020
