Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Area numbers remain stable
Lyon County starts the week with 363 total cases of coronavirus. Lyon County Public Health reported three new cases Friday, with that total including confirmed and probable positives. Nearly 300 patie...
May 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor headed to Washington, DC, to visit with President
Governor Laura Kelly is headed to Washington, DC, this week. The governor will meet with President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Numerous topics are on the table, including the state’s phased reope...
May 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: White Ribbon campaign honoring frontline medical staff, emergency responders now underway
Residents across the KVOE listening area are encouraged to show their support for those at the forefront of the coronavirus battle in a brand-new way. Sunday marks the start of the White Ribbon campai...
May 17, 2020
Emporia Recreation Commission to discuss reopening facilities at Monday meeting
The Emporia Recreation Commission meets Monday evening, in part to discuss its path forward as the state continues recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. Part of the agenda deals with staff recomme...
May 17, 2020
Flood warnings end early, but numerous Lyon County roads still closed
Flood warnings have ended for the KVOE listening area. Warnings for the Neosho River were all canceled early from Americus to Emporia to Neosho Rapids. All three gauges were supposed to be in warnings...
May 17, 2020
Court of Appeals denies latest appeal in 2008 Lyon County child sex conviction
Kenneth Waddell’s latest appeal on child sex convictions has been denied. Waddell had appealed his Lyon County convictions from 2008 on charges of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated in...
May 17, 2020
Woman pleads no contest in Lyon County District Court to aggravated escape charge
Sentencing is coming in July for a woman who recently pleaded no contest to aggravated escape from custody. Samantha Scheve was charged in Lyon County District Court after an incident in early May 201...
May 17, 2020
California semi driver wrecks in Chase County; KHP says man was 'playing on his phone'
Distracted driving apparently led to an injury crash on the Kansas Turnpike in southern Chase County early Friday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Sukhraj Singh of Ceres, California, was so...
May 17, 2020
No injuries or damage listed following reported semi fire south of Emporia
Emporia Fire Crews and the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a reported vehicle fire south of Emporia Saturday evening. Crews were called to Kansas Turnpike mile marker 120, 6 miles south of Emporia,...
May 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Over $5 million in loans approved across Kansas through SBA paycheck protection program
The Small Business Administration has now authorized over 2 million loans through its Paycheck Protection Program. Approximately 2.7 million loans have been authorized with $193 billion being distribu...
May 17, 2020
