Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Flint Hills Technical College anticipating the best but preparing for the worst with 2021 budget
While 2020-21 enrollment numbers are looking positive for Flint Hills Technical College the institution is still developing plans for a worst-case scenario as it develops its fiscal year 2021 budget. ...
May 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: State announces additional $9 million in CDBG funding beginning Tuesday
Another tool has been added to the state’s tool kit for helping the Kansas business community continue to weather the coronavirus pandemic. During her first of three weekly press conferences Mon...
May 11, 2020
Holiday Resort hosting a drive-by parade Wednesday
Coronavirus has those who have been quarantined longing for activities, and that’s no different for the residents of Holiday Resort. So to help celebrate Nursing Home Week, and help the resident...
May 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 11 new cases and 30 recoveries
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 11 new positive tests from Friday thru Sunday in the updated released Monday afternoon. There have been 299 positive tests reported. There are 47 probable positi...
May 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: FHTC announces plan to return to in-class education for fall 2020 semester
Flint Hills Technical College plans to resume face-to-face classes this upcoming fall. After having remote-only classes since late March, the college also plans to begin moving back to a traditional i...
May 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Public Library resuming some services, but facility may not reopen to patrons for some time
The Emporia Public Library remains closed to the public, but the process to resume services is now into its third phase. Director Robin Newell says library services are reopening on a limited basis Mo...
May 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Greenwood County Hospital announcing new visitor hours
Greenwood County Hospital has announced new visiting hours for the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital is allowing visitors from 8 am to 5 pm weekdays and 11 am to 5 pm weekends. Visitors must pass a scre...
May 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: AARP's Tax-Aide help canceled for 2020
Income tax payments have already been delayed to July 15 due to coronavirus, and there is some talk of pushing that deadline even further. Regardless of when that deadline actually is, the area’...
May 11, 2020
Minor injuries after Strong City teen drives into creekbed near Emporia
A Strong City teenager drove into a creekbed near Emporia late Sunday night and received minor injuries as a result. Lyon County Deputy Nathan Rankin says 17-year-old Owen Eidman was westbound on US H...
May 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Area patient count approaching 400 total, but majority of patients have recovered
Lyon County starts this week with 288 positive coronavirus cases and 334 total cases over the last two months, including probable positives, but better than half the patients have recovered. Lyon Coun...
May 11, 2020
