Category Archives: News
Two to Newman following early morning accident on Kansas Turnpike Sunday
A Wichita man and a Topeka man were both taken to Newman Regional Health early Sunday morning following an injury accident on the Kansas Turnpike. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, the...
Apr 12, 2020
Storms dump large hail west, northwest of Emporia; storms and freeze in Sunday forecast
Severe thunderstorms fizzled on Emporia’s doorstep Saturday evening, but not before dropping large hail to our west and northwest. Several storm clusters began developing shortly before sunset a...
Apr 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Supreme Court sides with Governor Kelly in dispute with Legislative Coordinating Council
The Kansas Supreme Court says the Legislative Coordinating Council did not have the authority to override Governor Laura Kelly’s executive order capping the number of people attending church gat...
Apr 12, 2020
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warnings continue west of Emporia
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms have developed and are affecting parts of the KVOE listening area. Storm reports *Council Grove: Golf-ball-sized hail (1.75 inches) reported covering the ground...
Apr 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County's overall patient count now at 29, recovered patient number at 19
Lyon County's COVID-19 caseload is increasing slightly. Lyon County Public Health says there are now 29 official cases, up two from the Friday report. There are nine probable positive patients. The re...
Apr 11, 2020
Wind warnings, advisories announced for Easter
Easter 2020 will be windy. A wind advisory has been announced for Lyon, Coffey, Osage and Wabaunsee counties from 10 am to 10 pm based on the prospect of northerly winds as high as 50 mph. Morris Coun...
Apr 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Supreme Court hears oral arguments in governor's lawsuit against Legislature, Coordinating Council
Did the state’s Legislative Coordinating Council have the power to override Governor Laura Kelly’s executive order limiting the size of church and funeral gatherings? Does it have any powe...
Apr 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County lags behind neighboring counties on Unacast Social Distancing Scoreboard
For at least part of this past week, Kansas was faring relatively well on the Unacast Social Distancing Scoreboard. That’s not the case with the latest report. Kansas slid from a B-minus to a C-...
Apr 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Life Care Center continues work to end outbreak at facility
Life Care Center in Burlington says it continues to follow all health guidelines as coronavirus patient numbers have apparently stabilized at the facility. The Coffey County Health Department’s ...
Apr 11, 2020
USD 252 focusing on continuous education, while USD 251 finalizes summer projects in recent meetings
USD 252 Southern Lyon County has had its continuous learning plan operating for two weeks now, but that doesn’t mean the district is done trying to improve it. At the board’s last meeting,...
Apr 11, 2020
