Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: State Fair canceled; decision on Lyon County Fair possible Monday night
The Kansas State Fair will not take place this fall. The State Fair Board voted 13-0 to cancel the fair, which was originally supposed to take place Sept. 11-20. Livestock shows and 4-H and FFA activi...
Jul 13, 2020
Trio of suspects in June shooting incident slated for preliminary hearings Tuesday
The three men accused of a shooting in west Emporia last month will all appear in Lyon County District Court on Tuesday. Edgar Gonzalez, Hector Velazquez and William Walters have preliminary hearings ...
Jul 13, 2020
Suspect in late 2018 law enforcement pursuit has plea hearing this week
A woman allegedly involved in a lengthy law enforcement pursuit over 18 months ago has a plea hearing in Lyon County this week. Chelsea Brooks, 30, allegedly led authorities from Emporia to Osage Coun...
Jul 13, 2020
Woman who allegedly led chase while driving rental truck in court Monday
The Emporia woman accused of leading a law enforcement pursuit while driving a rental truck after allegedly pulling a knife on a security guard is back in Lyon County District Court for a hearing Mond...
Jul 13, 2020
Minor injuries after crash between Americus and Bushong on Sunday
Two drivers escaped serious injury as part of a sideswipe crash in northwest Lyon County on Sunday. Lyon County EMS and Lyon County deputies were called to the intersection of Roads 320 and F, also ca...
Jul 13, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County well behind state leaders in overall caseload
Lyon County enters the week with slow increases in the numbers of overall and active COVID-19 cases in place the last several days. Lyon County Public Health reported 523 total cases along with 25 act...
Jul 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Illness concerns spur sharp spike in mail ballot requests
This is a busy week for the Lyon County Election Office and an important one for county voters. Voter registration ends at 5 pm Tuesday. Residents need to go to the Lyon County Courthouse or go online...
Jul 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: ESU Office of International Education fielding increase in calls after ICE says international students will have to leave USA if universities use online-only education
Emporia State University is tracking developments at the federal level when it comes to international students and online education. Earlier this month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said intern...
Jul 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: School districts in Chase, Coffey, Osage counties halt summer activities and workouts
USD 243 Lebo-Waverly has confirmed a district student has been exposed to coronavirus. The district says the student is in quarantine. USD 243 is not offering more specifics about the patient or how h...
Jul 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Coffey County announces two new cases Saturday
Coffey County is announcing two new cases of COVID-19. The Health Department made two separate announcements Saturday, giving no details about the first announced case and mentioning the second case i...
Jul 12, 2020
