Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia High seniors recall 'weird, bittersweet, challenging' end to final high school year
Seniors at Emporia High School had a year they won’t soon forget, and their experiences made the bulk of KVOE’s Emporia Showcase on Tuesday. Seniors had their plans thrown up in the air tw...
May 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: USDA announces tentative guidelines for direct assistance to ag producers
The US Department of Agriculture has announced plans for direct assistance to ag producers through the $2.2 trillion CARES Act stimulus package and other methods. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue has announc...
May 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 1 new COVID-19 case
The Lyon County Public Health Department is reporting 1 new COVID-19 positive or probable positive case in Tuesdays update. The total is now 369 positive and probable positive cases in Lyon County.The...
May 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Evergy announces $2.2 million in new contributions to help nonprofits, communities and customers
Evergy is expanding its community giving with a $2.2 million program to help agencies, communities and customers respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Evergy will earmark $800,000 in grants through a H...
May 19, 2020
Sentencing set for Wednesday in Max's BP robbery case
Sentencing is tentatively set for Wednesday in the case of a local business robbery. Back in March, Harold Stewart pleaded no contest to single counts of attempted robbery and conspiracy to commit rob...
May 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Recreation Commission preparing for phased reopening of Lee Beran Recreation Center next week
Lee Beran Recreation Center patrons will be permitted to return to the facility beginning next week. The Emporia Recreation Commission officially approved the facility’s reopening plan during th...
May 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: KDHE highlighting problem areas as state virus trends see improvement
At a time where COVID-19 numbers are beginning to show improvement across the state, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman says there are still some problem areas they a...
May 18, 2020
Lyon County resolving issues after emergency alert partner sends erroneous tornado alerts
Lyon County emergency officials are working to resolve alert message issues that recently developed with its emergency alert partner. Everbridge sent two false tornado warning alerts to Lyon County cl...
May 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Five cases added in Lyon County, one in Osage County
Lyon County Public Health is adding slightly to its overall coronavirus caseload. Public Health added five new confirmed and probable positive cases Monday after reporting three Friday. The overall to...
May 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Hair stylist urges patrons to be patient as Phase 1.5 reopening fills schedules -- 'My phone's been blowing up'
Kansas continues the official recovery process from coronavirus with Phase 1.5 now underway. Phase 1.5 officially reopens the doors for hair and nail salons, barbershops, tanning salons and tattoo par...
May 18, 2020
