Category Archives: News
Wind advisories issued for Lyon and all surrounding counties Saturday
Blustery conditions in the KVOE listening area are anticipated through the day Saturday. Wind advisories have been issued for the entire KVOE listening area through the late morning and evening hours ...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health cancels all non-urgent Family Medicine and Pediatrics clinic visits
Newman Regional Health is continuing its suspension of certain services in response to the spread of COVID-19. The hospital has decided to cancel all non-emergency Family Medicine and Pediatrics clini...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: With first production run underway, Trolley House Distillery changes course -- in short order -- to meet local hand sanitizer demand
The need for hand sanitizer among health officials and the community at large may be met soon, but not by Purell or other national companies. The Trolley House Distillery at 502 South Commercial was s...
Mar 27, 2020
KDOT extends deadline for highway right of way permits
The Kansas Department of Transportation has extended its deadline to submit applications for harvesting right of way permits to May 1. Permits are required for any landowner who plans to harvest hay o...
Mar 27, 2020
KDOT postpones Cost Share application deadline
The Kansas Department of Transportation has postponed its deadline to submit project applications for the Cost Share program to May 18. The Cost Share program was created to help provide financial ass...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: First COVID-19 Community Briefing highlights NRH plans to meet increased demand, reduce staff risk of infection
Newman Regional Health is preparing for a potential spike of coronavirus cases, and those plans involve several different measures. That was the message heard throughout the first KVOE-Newman Regional...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Osage County announces first case
Osage County has its first case of coronavirus. The county’s Health Department says a 48-year-old woman, a county resident, has been confirmed with the virus. The county says privacy laws prohib...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health temporarily ends certain non-essential services, allows others at provider discretion
Newman Regional Health is limiting access to certain services as the hospital does what it can to keep people safe from coronavirus. Hospital administrators are limiting non-essential procedures and s...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Department of Health and Environment, Department of Ag asking residents to slow down controlled burns
Wet conditions this winter and early spring have ag producers looking forward to starting controlled burns whenever there has been a break in the weather, but two state agencies are asking residents t...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Special meeting ahead for USD 252 board Friday
The USD 252 Southern Lyon County Board of Education has set a special meeting at noon Friday. Several items are up for discussion as part of the district’s continuous learning plan for students ...
Mar 27, 2020
