Category Archives: News
Lyon County Commission approves 2021 budget for publication
Lyon County's 2020-21 budget has been sent off for publication following county commission approval Thursday. The budget comes in at just over $31 million and will see a mill decrease of 4.1 mills fro...
Jul 30, 2020
Flash flood watch posted for Lyon, most surrounding counties
Potential flooding is now a concern for portions of the KVOE listening area following consistent rainfall over the past 24-hours. The National Weather Service has placed Lyon, Coffey, Morris and Osage...
Jul 30, 2020
USD 253 Emporia Public Schools to begin academic year Sept. 2
The USD 253 Board of Education approved a delayed start to the 2020-21 school year and plans for delivering education to students Wednesday evening. The start date for Emporia Public Schools has been ...
Jul 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Osage County identifies potential link between recent cases
Osage County reported five new active COVID-19 cases Wednesday afternoon, three of which may be connected to a single cluster. According to a news release from the Osage County Health Department, thre...
Jul 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Patient increases, financial impacts, highlight discussions for NRH Board of Trustees monthly meeting
COVID-19 continues to impact hospitalization, and financial, numbers at Newman Regional Health. During Wednesday’s monthly board meeting, it was announced that there have been 8 COVID-19 hospita...
Jul 29, 2020
Lyon County 4H activities kick off Friday
The Lyon County Fair is finalizing their plans for this year’s fair, which will consist of 4-H exhibitions only. Lyon County Fair board member Ken Duft, KVOE’s Newmaker guest Wednesday, sa...
Jul 29, 2020
Short bursts of rainfall bring significant totals Wednesday
Rainfall accumulated at a rapid pace following scattered bursts of rain in the late afternoon and early evening hours Wednesday. Totals varied across the listening area. Half an inch of rainfall fell ...
Jul 29, 2020
USD 252 delays start of school to Aug. 25
USD 252 Southern Lyon County is the latest area school district to approve an official start date for the upcoming academic year. During a special Board of Education meeting Tuesday evening, board mem...
Jul 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Tenth death confirmed in Lyon County. Active cases at 61
A tenth Lyon County resident has now died due to coronavirus. Lyon County Public Health confirmed the death Wednesday afternoon. The patient who died was a white male in his 70’s. This is the se...
Jul 29, 2020
Registration currently open for Emporia Rec 2020 fall soccer season
Youth soccer is a go this fall through the Emporia Recreation Commission. A news release Wednesday from recreation center Marketing Director Shalla Bennett states registration for the fall leagues is ...
Jul 29, 2020
