Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Stores inside Flinthills Mall start reopening, but driver's license office among locations still closed
Several stores inside Flinthills Mall have opened for business with the state starting to resume normal operations as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Petsense, Focus, DaVita, Shoe Sensation and Hi...
May 05, 2020
UPDATE: County roads reopen following closing due to rainfall and runoff Monday
The Lyon County Highway Department has reopened several roads following heavy rainfall or runoff damage from severe thunderstorm activity Monday. This includes: *Road G between Roads 170 & 175*Ro...
May 05, 2020
Emporia native, Nashville musician passes away at 30
An Emporia native who had developed a music career in Nashville has died. Cady Groves was 30 when she passed away over the weekend. The Tennesseean, Nashville’s daily newspaper, cites GrovesR...
May 05, 2020
UPDATE: Area counties pelted by large hail, damaging winds and torrential rain
Two rounds of intense thunderstorms brought large hail, destructive wind and heavy rain to most of the KVOE listening area Tuesday morning. Storms crossed the area between 7 and 9 am and again between...
May 05, 2020
House near Americus suffers major fire damage
Thankfully, nobody was home when fire started in a rural Americus house and caused major damage before it was put out. Emporia and Americus firefighters were toned out to 581 Road 260, about three mil...
May 05, 2020
New grant funding for Kansas art organizations announced
Kansas is taking big steps to help art organizations across the state. Last Friday Governor Laura Kelly announced that $500,000 in grant funding will be made available to Kansas art organizations expe...
May 04, 2020
Agricultural businesses now qualify for Small Business Administration loans
Coronavirus has adjusted several laws across the country and with the most recent announced Monday. Legislation passed by President Donald Trump last week will allow the United States Small Business A...
May 04, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health representatives detail procedures for tracking local COVID-19 trends
Active case counts, cases per population and hospitalizations are just among a few of the factors which Lyon County Public Health utilizes to track local COVID-19 case trends locally. During KVOE̵...
May 04, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health cancels annual Denim & Diamonds fundraiser
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact locally, Newman Regional Health has announced the cancellation of its largest annual fundraiser. In a news release Monday, Newman announced the Board of Tru...
May 04, 2020
Lyon, Wabaunsee and Coffey Counties report new COVID-19 cases
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 19 new COVID-19 cases and 35 new recoveries in Mondays up-date. Lyon County Public Health officials also announced a second fatality from COVID-19. They made tha...
May 04, 2020
