Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Governor discusses new executive orders; addresses Republican leaders
Governor Laura Kelly went into greater detail pertaining to her newest executive orders for Kansas schools Monday. Last week, Governor Kelly announced executive order 2058 which, if approved by the Ka...
Jul 20, 2020
VSV outbreak now affects Lyon, Coffey counties
The VSV outbreak continues to spread. The Kansas Department of Agriculture says vesicular stomatitis has now entered Lyon and Coffey counties. Lyon County has one confirmed case, three suspect and pen...
Jul 20, 2020
Totals vary widely from Sunday night, Monday morning rainstorms
Moderate and heavy rainfall took place across the northern half of the KVOE listening area. The KVOE studios got an inch of rainfall, mostly from storms that developed around 8 am, as well as a tenth ...
Jul 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 20 new COVID-19 cases
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 20 new COVID-19 cases in Mondays update. 17 of the cases are associated with the Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation center. There are now 570 total confirmed po...
Jul 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Flint Hills Care Center working with Lyon County Public Health to determine source of outbreak
Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center is working with Lyon County Public Health to determine how coronavirus got into the skilled nursing facility at 1620 Wheeler. In an email exchange with KVOE ...
Jul 20, 2020
Governor, local officials, "break ground" on US-50 widening project
Governor Laura Kelly stopped through Emporia Monday morning to acknowledge the beginning of a major construction project west of Emporia. Governor Kelly joined local leaders at the Kansas Department o...
Jul 20, 2020
Weekend events keep SOS Strong momentum going
Goal has been met and surpassed, but the 16 SOS Strong Ambassadors this year aren’t letting up with the annual celebration coming this week. The ambassadors passed the $20,000 goal last week, an...
Jul 20, 2020
In-office advance vote process begins
If you like to use the Lyon County Courthouse to vote ahead of the primary election, your time is at hand. In-office advance voting began Monday morning. On KVOE’s Newsmaker 2 segment Monday, Co...
Jul 20, 2020
KVOE Candidate Forums return Tuesday
KVOE’s Candidate Forums return to the airwaves Tuesday. Last week, the focus was on the Kansas House, with candidates for the 51st and 76th Districts appearing. This week, the focus is on the Ly...
Jul 20, 2020
Virtual Ron's Ride now underway to benefit Special Olympics
Special Olympics and KVOE are encouraging you to take part in a special fundraiser through the end of July. The Virtual Ron’s Ride begins Monday and continues through July 31. It’s a spin ...
Jul 20, 2020
