Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Attorney's Office poised to handle quarantine or isolation cases if those get filed
If somebody wants to challenge a quarantine or isolation order — or if somebody suspects another person is in violation — the Lyon County Attorney’s Office is poised to handle those ...
Apr 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Impact to state budget could top $1.2 billion between now and July 2021
The term “budget hit” seems inadequate after the Kansas Consensus Revenue Estimating Group revised its income projections through the next fiscal year to account for coronavirus and its im...
Apr 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: CASA anticipating spike in child abuse cases due to Added stressors from pandemic
CASA of the Flint Hills Director Dena Russell anticipates a potential rise in child abuse cases locally once the coronavirus pandemic begins to ease. Russell recently spoke with KVOE News and says any...
Apr 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Ag Secretary stresses food safety not a concern with processing plant clusters
“Sustaining the food supply chain is a priority in Kansas.” Those were just some of the remarks made by Kansas Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Beam during Governor Laura KellyR...
Apr 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County confirms six new positive tests
Lyon County Public Health is confirming six new positive COVID-19 tests Monday. This brings the county’s total of confirmed positive tests to 83 with 21 probable positives for a total of 104 cas...
Apr 20, 2020
UPDATE: AMBER Alert canceled after Nebraska boys found safe, suspect arrested in Wichita
A statewide AMBER Alert originating out of Nebraska has been canceled after two allegedly abducted children were found safe and the suspect was arrested in Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation s...
Apr 20, 2020
Emporia woman jailed after Saturday pursuit
Emporia Police have arrested one person after a pursuit in west Emporia on Saturday afternoon. Police Sgt. Lisa Sage says officers responded to the area of 18th and Industrial Road south of Interstate...
Apr 20, 2020
Emporia man arrested on suspicion of DUI after allegedly driving into parked vehicle
Emporia Police are investigating after a wreck in west Emporia late Sunday night. Emporia Fire Capt. Ben Lienneman says a vehicle hit a parked vehicle in the 2000 block of Lincoln shortly before 11 pm...
Apr 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Public Health announces clusters at four production plants, one church; pastor says count does not reflect full situation
Lyon County Public Health says there are four COVID-19 “hot spots” at Emporia manufacturing plants and one at a local church. Health Officer Renee Hively tells KVOE News there are clusters...
Apr 20, 2020
Light to moderate rain falls in Lyon County
Scattered moderate rainfall hit parts of the KVOE listening area early Monday. The KVOE studios received 0.40 inches of rain as part of two different thundershowers that moved across the area before s...
Apr 20, 2020
