Category Archives: News
County road reopened to public; partial closure coming in Emporia next week
The Lyon County Highway Department is announcing a road opening and upcoming partial closing. Road Y from Highway 179 to Road 220 has now fully reopened after the removal of a final jump bridge. The b...
Jul 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: As active and overall caseloads increase, Lyon County Public Health closes out meatpacking, corrections clusters
There was some good news in Friday’s coronavirus caseload report from Lyon County Public Health. The meatpacking cluster in place for weeks has closed after seeing nearly 200 cases. This followe...
Jul 17, 2020
USD 253 Emporia Public Schools beginning online enrollment for upcoming school year
USD 253 is strongly encouraging district families to enroll online this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Enrollment for parents who have a PowerSchool parent portal account is now underway. Parents...
Jul 17, 2020
Work continues to address numerous issues with Kansas Department of Labor unemployment response
The Kansas Department of Labor is getting a helping hand in improving its unemployment delivery services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past two-weeks, KDOL has been working with a team of specia...
Jul 17, 2020
With heat advisory underway, Emporia Public Works crews do their best to stay cool
The heat burst starting Friday and continuing through the weekend prompted the National Weather Service to take an unusual step. When it announced heat advisories for Lyon and all surrounding counties...
Jul 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Offsite voter event at Flinthills Mall to have several COVID-19 precautions in place
Voters interested in taking care of their civic responsibility before the Aug. 4 primary have several options to do so. One of those is on the community calendar Saturday. The Lyon County Election Off...
Jul 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Jobless numbers dip across area, state
Area jobless numbers were substantially lower from May to June. Emporia’s jobless rate saw a significant dip from 7.5 percent in May to 5.8 percent in June. It was as high as 7.7 percent in Apri...
Jul 17, 2020
Emporia Public Library offering appointment only computer access beginning Monday
The Emporia Public Library is extending its services once again this week. Beginning Monday, the library will be offering limited computer access by appointment only. Individual access to computers wi...
Jul 17, 2020
Algae warning continues for Emporia's Peter Pan Pond, watches ongoing for Coffey, Osage county lakes
It’s another week of blue-green algae warnings and watches for several area lakes and ponds. Emporia’s Peter Pan Pond remains in an algae warning for a fourth straight week, according to t...
Jul 17, 2020
Match Day 2020 participants announced
Twenty-three nonprofit groups are part of the Emporia Community Foundation’s Match Day 2020. Director Becky Nurnberg says there are two new groups in the fold: Twin Rivers Junior Shooting Sports...
Jul 17, 2020
