Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Municipal Band's summer season canceled
Fremont Park will not have any concerts from the Emporia Municipal Band this summer. The band has announced the cancellation of the summer 2020 season after a unanimous decision by the band's Board of...
May 06, 2020
UPDATE: Cause of crash southwest of Olpe under investigation
Lyon County deputies have named the driver involved in Tuesday's injury crash southwest of Olpe. Deputies say 70-year-old Clinton Young of rural Lyon County wrecked for currently unknown reasons when ...
May 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Wendy's without hamburgers for time being
Food supply chain issues have been feared due to coronavirus, and those are starting to evidence themselves at the local fast-food level. Wendy's at 1928 West Sixth is not serving hamburgers at this t...
May 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Simmons Pet Food touts steps taken to keep workers, pet food supply healthy
Simmons Pet Food’s local leadership says the company is going above and beyond to protect its employees and the pet food supply at the same time. In an exclusive interview during KVOE’s Ne...
May 05, 2020
USD 253 Food Service's grab-and-go program passes 55,000 meals served
Police, firefighters, and emergency medical service members are what you may think of when you think of real-life heroes, but during the COVID-19 pandemic a new set of heroes has risen to the occasion...
May 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Local community helps fill major supply need at Newman Regional Health
Thanks to overwhelming support from the local community, Newman Regional Health’s N95 mask cover inventory is now full. According to Newman Director of Business Development McKenzie Cinelli, the...
May 05, 2020
Emporia City Commission virtual action session coming Wednesday
Emporia City Commissioners will have a jam-packed agenda ahead of them for their upcoming action session. Commissioners will convene Wednesday afternoon during which time they will consider the accept...
May 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Osage County Courthouse reopens to public, but other area courthouses still using appointment-only model
The Phase One recovery process for the coronavirus pandemic means a gradual return to normal operations for local government operations in addition to businesses. Osage County says it is reopening its...
May 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 9 new COVID-19 positive tests
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 9 new COVID-19 positive tests in Tuesdays up-date. That brings the total of positive tests to 258. There are 6 new probable positives for 47 probable positives. ...
May 05, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Camp Alexander cancels summer camp
Another activity has been pulled from the local community calendar because of COVID-19. Camp Alexander’s Board of Directors has announced it will not open the facility just east of Emporia for s...
May 05, 2020
