Category Archives: News
Flint Hills Community Health Center holding back-to-back Zoom meetings Tuesday
The Flint Hills Community Health Center Board of Directors will be holding both its annual and regularly scheduled board meetings Tuesday. During its annual meeting, the board will approve the reappoi...
Apr 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Health Officer asks businesses to have workers, patrons wear masks as part of reopening plans
As Governor Laura Kelly prepares for the eventual reopening of the state economy, Lyon County Public Health Officer Renee Hively urged businesses to take several steps of their own — even if the...
Apr 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Taking off, to a degree -- Sweet Granada, other food-related businesses starting to resume operations
At least one sector of Emporia’s business community is starting to rev back up. The Sweet Granada is resuming curbside pickups and online orders Monday after shutting those down for several week...
Apr 27, 2020
Lyon County Highway Department closing two roads
The Lyon County Highway Department is announcing two road closures, one near Americus and one near Bushong. Road 260 is closed between Roads C and D as crews replace a cross-road culvert. The road cou...
Apr 27, 2020
Third draft of Emporia-Lyon County zoning regulations now available for public study and comment
The third draft of the Emporia-Lyon County zoning plan is now available for review. On KVOE’s Talk of Emporia on Friday, city and county officials urged residents to look over the draft and offe...
Apr 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: One new positive test confirmed in Lyon County
One new positive COVID-19 test has been confirmed by Lyon County Public Health in its daily report Sunday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Lyon County to 177. Six new recoveries are...
Apr 26, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Telehealth options now available in Emporia
With hospital restrictions schedule adjustments continuing due to COVID-19 concerns, residents will be pleased to know they can still consult with their physicians in a new way. Telehealth appointment...
Apr 26, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: CDC announces new list of symptoms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released six new potential symptoms of coronavirus residents need to be aware of. Like the previous list of known symptoms, the new additions will l...
Apr 26, 2020
A silent phone line does not mean less violence; SOS continues to educate during sexual assault awareness month
While SOS is reporting a recent drop in sexual assault calls, advocates warn this may not be a positive trend. According to SOS Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Sakeena Agha, SOS has been seeing a gradu...
Apr 26, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lawsuit on limits for church and funeral gatherings takes steps towards resolution -- including push towards less stay-home restrictions in general
The two Kansas churches and their pastors that filed suit against Governor Laura Kelly for her limits on church and funeral gatherings have reached an agreement with the governor to end a temporary re...
Apr 26, 2020
