Category Archives: News
Heat advisories issued for KVOE listening area through Tuesday evening
The entire KVOE listening area has been placed into a heat advisory with heat index readings forecasted to exceed 100 degrees in the coming days. An advisory has been issued for Lyon and surrounding c...
Jun 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Kansas Department of Labor, Accenture reach partnership to help improve jobless benefits situation
A new public-private partnership is designed to smooth out some of the issues that have befallen the state's jobless benefits system. Governor Laura Kelly says the Kansas Department of Labor has enter...
Jun 29, 2020
Local fireworks vendor attributes rise in sales to cancellation of annual Emporia fireworks show
Business is literally booming for local fireworks vendors just three days into the sales and discharge period in the local community. According to Erin Rodriguez of Riley Fireworks, located five miles...
Jun 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Increased testing schedule underway at Lyon County Law Enforcement Center after positive test last week
An increased coronavirus testing schedule is now underway at the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center after a jail staffer was confirmed with the virus last week. The increased test...
Jun 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Fire monitoring outbreak in Riley County EMS facilities
While Riley County works through a situation where several emergency medical workers have come down with coronavirus, Emporia Fire is doing with it can to limit any possible exposure to the illness. O...
Jun 29, 2020
Short-term heat wave brewing for Flint Hills
It won’t be a long heat wave, but it will definitely be hot the next few days. National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Poage says the prevailing weather pattern is setting the table for hot,...
Jun 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County reports small increase in total cases
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 4 new COVID-19 cases since Friday. That increases the total number of confirmed positive and probable cases to 497. There are 6 new recoveries for 467. That leav...
Jun 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Schedule adjusted, but goal of community betterment remains in place for Ignite Emporia
Ignite Emporia continues to foster an integrated approach to workforce development, housing and community development. Announced a year ago as a five-year plan to connect countywide development of the...
Jun 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Osage County adds two positive cases
Osage County is up to 13 total coronavirus cases after two active cases were announced Sunday. One active case is a 48-year-old woman who lives in the central part of the county. The other is a 16-yea...
Jun 29, 2020
David Traylor Zoo classroom reopening Monday; Newest program launching Jul. 6
The David Traylor Zoo is zooming into the summer with some upcoming educational programming for children soon. Normally this is the time of year where the zoo would be holding its annual summer camp p...
Jun 28, 2020
