Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Kansas Labor Secretary updates state unemployment situation Thursday
As unemployment claims continue to be filed at an alarming rate in the state of Kansas, Kansas Department of Labor Secretary Delia Garcia says they are doing everything they can to help meet the deman...
Apr 02, 2020
Coronavirus: Lyon County count at 17
Lyon County Public Health is reporting the number of positive coronavirus cases in Lyon County is now at 17. There are also 5 probable positives. That is an increase of 1 in each category from Wednesd...
Apr 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Pair of cases puts Coffey County total at 18; Life Care Center figure now at 26
Coffey County has added to its COVID-19 tally. Coffey County Health Department has announced two new cases, a 40-year-old woman and an 86-year-old woman. This puts the county total at 18. The Health D...
Apr 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: FHCHC seeking additional funding from county for emergency operations center
Flint Hills Community Health Center is looking to “become whole” after incurring the majority of costs to operate the Lyon County Health Department’s emergency operations center thro...
Apr 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Spring commencement officially postponed for FHTC students
Spring commencement activities have been postponed for students at Flint Hills Technical College. President Dean Hollenbeck says the original plan to have commencement exercises and the Dental Hygiene...
Apr 02, 2020
Suspects in Emporia Taser incident, Hartford fight formally charged
Two people arrested after separate incidents in Lyon County late last week have now been formally charged. Matthew Quisenberry, 25, now faces single charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement ...
Apr 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: New website available for job seekers, businesses with positions to fill
If coronavirus has you looking for a new job, the Kansas Department of Commerce has developed a new resource to help. The department has launched a new website, www.kansasworks.com/coronavirus, to con...
Apr 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Welch Stadium, Witten Track off limits to public
Add Emporia State’s Welch Stadium and Zola Witten Track to the list of local facilities closed due to coronavirus. On KVOE’s Morning Show on Thursday, ESU Associate Athletic Director and h...
Apr 02, 2020
Monthly revenues ahead of a year ago but behind expectations
The state’s March revenue total was better than it was a year ago, but not quite up to projections. Total tax collections were $523.4 million, beating the fiscal March 2019 total by $1.4 million...
Apr 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Ag info webinar series continues with look at grain impacts, planting intentions
A special series of webinars on COVID-19’s impact on agriculture continues Thursday night. The series, “Economics of Agriculture During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” will focus on the impa...
Apr 02, 2020
