Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Senator Moran gauges impact to local operations in 90-minute Zoom meeting
Local business, education and government leaders offered their feedback on the COVID-19 pandemic to Senator Jerry Moran on Friday. Moran called a special Zoom meeting that ultimately had close to 20 p...
May 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Chase, Morris counties add cases; Life Care Center of Burlington outbreak officially over
Chase and Morris counties both have new positive coronavirus tests. Both added one case Friday, pushing the totals for both counties to four. The cases announced Friday are the only active cases in th...
May 23, 2020
Second Lyon County road closed due to Friday's heavy rain; other roads from flooding earlier in May remain closed
Friday’s hard rainfall caused the Lyon County Highway Department to close two roads, one near Olpe and one near Emporia. *Road 150 between Roads N and P*Road K-7, also known as Olpe Lake Road, b...
May 23, 2020
Oklahoma resident taken to Newman Regional Health following single vehicle accident on Kansas Turnpike
One person suffered possible injuries following a single-vehicle accident on the Kansas Turnpike Friday afternoon. The Emporia Fire Department and first responders were called to KTA mile marker 103 s...
May 22, 2020
Vote for Emporia Main Street in the Americas Main Street Contest
Americas Main Street Contest is underway and Emporia needs your help to move on to the top 10. This coming Sunday is the last day to vote for Emporia in the Americas Main Street contest before the top...
May 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor responds to legislature's action during near 24-hour veto session
“The most embarrassing, irresponsible display of governing that we have witnessed throughout this ordeal.” those were just some of the words used by Governor Laura Kelly to describe the Ka...
May 22, 2020
September trial date announced in case involving charges of rape, sodomy, kidnapping
A man accused in Lyon County of 30 violent and sex offenses is bracing for trial in September, based on the current schedule. Gregory Thomas Goad, age 30, has been charged after alleged illegal activi...
May 22, 2020
Gas prices creeping up areawide
As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, gas prices aren’t as low as they were a month ago. In Emporia, gas prices have actually stayed pretty flat between $1.55 and $1.69 a gallon, although mo...
May 22, 2020
Heavy rain forces closure of Olpe Lake Road
Due to heavy rainfall in the KVOE listening area Friday morning, one road has been barricaded. Road K-7, also known as Olpe Lake Road, is now closed between Roads 65 and 70. The Lyon County Highway De...
May 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 4 new COVID-19 cases
4 new COVID-19 cases are being reported by Lyon County Public Health in Fridays update. That increases the total positive and probable positive cases to 379. 11 new cases have been reported since Mond...
May 22, 2020
