Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health task force developing county's framework for resuming normal operations
Work is now underway to “marry up” Lyon County’s plan for resuming normal operations with the guidelines laid out by Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday night. A special Lyon County Pub...
May 01, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: All NRH employees wearing masks effective Friday
Newman Regional Health is having all its employees “mask up” for the foreseeable future. The hospital says all clinical and non-clinical staff, including medical workers, administrators an...
May 01, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: KDHE adds two states, removes three from quarantine list
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has adjusted its list of states where travelers need to quarantine automatically because of coronavirus. Massachusetts and Rhode Island have been added ...
May 01, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Labor Department announces tentative timetable for CARES Act benefits
The Kansas Department of Labor has updated its timeline for certain unemployment benefits through the federal CARES Act. Labor Secretary Delia Garcia says residents should start filing for Pandemic Un...
May 01, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor Kelly unveils three-phase 'Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas'
Governor Laura Kelly has outlined a plan to get the state back to full speed — if not back to the long-accepted normal — by June 15 if the coronavirus pandemic eases as hoped. The governor...
May 01, 2020
Hopkins Manufacturing acquires NuVue
Hopkins Manufacturing Company has acquired a new product line. Hopkins now has the splash guard and mudflap company NuVue, previously known as PowerFlow, as a subsidiary. Based in Buffalo, New York an...
May 01, 2020
Bordonaro named 2020 ESU Roe R Cross Distinguished Professor
Emporia State University has announced the recipient of its highest faculty recognition. ESU art therapy professor Dr. Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro has been named as the 2020 Roe R. Cross Professor. Dr. Bor...
Apr 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health aligns federal money to offset over $3 million in losses since mid-March
Financial matters linked to coronavirus dominated the Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees’ monthly meeting Wednesday. Chief Executive Officer Bob Wright says the hospital’s bottom lin...
Apr 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Courthouse access still restricted to appointments, assistance
Lyon County is reminding residents the County Courthouse still has restricted access for residents. The county encourages people to call the different departments they need. The courthouse has been us...
Apr 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia State hopeful for return of face-to-face classes in fall
Plans are developing for a full return of face-to-face learning at Emporia State University for the fall 2020 semester. In a news release Thursday, ESU announced it is planning to resume “some f...
Apr 30, 2020
