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CORONAVIRUS: Governor to roll out plan to reopen Kansas, sign new state of emergency disaster declaration Thursday
Thursday night will be an important one for the state of Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly will have a special address to the state at 6:30 pm, where she plans to unveil the official plan to reopen Kansas ...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: 3 Area Counties report no active COVID-19 cases; Coffey County reports eighth fatality
Morris, Osage and Greenwood Counties are reporting no active COVID-19 cases after reporting all previous active cases have recovered. In Wednesdays report Greenwood County reported that all 3 positive...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Illness impact to state budget may be worse than current estimates, says Highland
51st District Representative Ron Highland of Wamego offered his thoughts on the state’s response to coronavirus during KVOE’s Morning Show on Wednesday. Highland expects the COVID-19 impac...
Apr 29, 2020
Emporia business robbery suspects receive prison terms
Three people convicted in connection with robbing two local stores last year have all received prison terms. Gustavo Perez-Garcia received 73 months in prison after convictions on two counts of robber...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Senior Center extends closure to June 1
For the second time in as many months, the Emporia Senior Center has chosen to extend its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press release Wednesday morning, Executive Director Ian Boyd announ...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 12 new positive tests Wednesday
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 12 new positive tests in the Wednesday report. There are also 6 new probable positives for 234 total positive cases reported since testing began. 5 new recoverie...
Apr 29, 2020
Formal charges filed in Emporia rental truck pursuit case
The Emporia woman accused of leading a law enforcement pursuit while driving a rental truck now faces aggravated assault and other charges in Lyon County District Court. Jennifer Suzanne Fisher, 49, f...
Apr 29, 2020
Court of Appeals validates sentence in Lyon County worthless check case
The Kansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a sentence in a Lyon County worthless check case. Nicole Marie Vannostrand, 34, had appealed her sentence, saying district court had wrongly figured her crimin...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health planning for full range of procedures and services -- at some point
With all the attention paid to reopening the economy at the local, state and national levels, attention locally is now starting to focus on when medical services can resume normal operations at Newman...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: West Emporia BP gas station closed
Emporia’s BP convenience store in west Emporia has fallen victim to coronavirus. The store at West Sixth and Prairie is closed until further notice. Calls to the store have gone unanswered and t...
Apr 29, 2020
