Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Statewide property tax deadline still May 10; 60-day extension still active for motor vehicle registrations
A lot of adjustments have been made over the past two months due to coronavirus. The state’s deadline for second-half personal property taxes is not one of them. Second-half taxes are due May 10...
May 04, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Chamber urging residents to help local businesses through bingo
The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce is into its first full week of a local rendition of bingo. Emporia Bingo lets players print a card from the Chamber’s Facebook page and then mark items off w...
May 04, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County in top 10 for cases across Kansas
Lyon County starts the week with the eighth-most cases of coronavirus in Kansas, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Officially, Lyon County has 248 cases, although there is ...
May 04, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Chamber, Main Street, Public Health team up on new signs to demonstrate business plans for fighting virus
The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce, Emporia Main Street and Lyon County Public Health are urging local businesses to demonstrate the steps they are taking to make sure their locations are as safe as...
May 04, 2020
Kansas Court of Appeals dismisses Chase County offender violation case
The Kansas Court of Appeals says it does not have the jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a man convicted in Chase County of failing to register as a drug offender. Ronald McComber, 40, pleaded no con...
May 03, 2020
Biden wins Kansas Democrat Party presidential primary
Joe Biden is the winner in the Kansas Democratic Party’s presidential primary. Biden gained over 110,000 votes or almost 77 percent of the vote in the mail-in election. Bernie Sanders, the only ...
May 03, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Fears of overlapping allergy, COVID-19 patient overload don't develop as feared despite increased burn numbers
Lyon County had more controlled burns — and more out-of-control burns — in March and April this year than it did last year. The Lyon County Emergency Communications Center reported almost ...
May 03, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health approved for Paycheck Protection Program grant
Financial help continues to stream into Newman Regional Health for its work in battling the coronavirus pandemic. On the latest KVOE-Newman Regional Health COVID-19 Community Briefing, CEO Bob Wright ...
May 03, 2020
UPDATE: Small hail, occasional heavy rain, power outages result from strong storms early Sunday
Strong thunderstorms brought small hail, brief heavy rain and scattered power outages to parts of the KVOE listening area early Sunday. A line of storms prompted several severe thunderstorm warnings a...
May 03, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health adjusts COVID-19 reporting process
Lyon County Public Health will no longer be reporting coronavirus case numbers on the weekend. The reason for the change according to Lyon County Public Health Officer Renee Hively is due to no rapid ...
May 02, 2020
