Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 12 new positive tests Wednesday
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 12 new positive tests in the Wednesday report. There are also 6 new probable positives for 234 total positive cases reported since testing began. 5 new recoverie...
Apr 29, 2020
Formal charges filed in Emporia rental truck pursuit case
The Emporia woman accused of leading a law enforcement pursuit while driving a rental truck now faces aggravated assault and other charges in Lyon County District Court. Jennifer Suzanne Fisher, 49, f...
Apr 29, 2020
Court of Appeals validates sentence in Lyon County worthless check case
The Kansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a sentence in a Lyon County worthless check case. Nicole Marie Vannostrand, 34, had appealed her sentence, saying district court had wrongly figured her crimin...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health planning for full range of procedures and services -- at some point
With all the attention paid to reopening the economy at the local, state and national levels, attention locally is now starting to focus on when medical services can resume normal operations at Newman...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: West Emporia BP gas station closed
Emporia’s BP convenience store in west Emporia has fallen victim to coronavirus. The store at West Sixth and Prairie is closed until further notice. Calls to the store have gone unanswered and t...
Apr 29, 2020
Wind advisories cover KVOE listening area
Windy conditions are expected across the KVOE listening area through early evening. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in a wind advisory until 7 pm. Chase and Greenwood counties a...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: President Trump orders meatpacking plants to stay open
President Trump is telling meatpacking plants to stay open as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Citing the Defense Production Act, Trump signed an executive order Tuesday saying the plants are ̶...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: State, federal lawmakers look forward to leaving COVID-19 behind
State and federal lawmakers are looking forward to the day when coronavirus is a thing of the past. State lawmakers have sine die, or the end of the session, on May 21. They may not return to work unt...
Apr 29, 2020
Chase County placed into wind advisory
Blustery conditions through late Tuesday evening have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a wind advisory affecting one area county. Chase County is in an advisory until 10 pm Tuesday eveni...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: FHCHC Board of Directors approve premium pay policy providing hazard pay for front-line workers
The Flint Hills Community Health Center Board of Directors approved a plethora of policies during their monthly meeting Tuesday. Among these was a new Premium Pay policy which provides hazard pay for ...
Apr 28, 2020
