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CORONAVIRUS: State of emergency in Kansas 'not the time to panic;' more local events postponed or canceled
Kansas is in a state of emergency due to coronavirus, although that has to do more with distributing resources than the current spread of the disease. The death of a 70-year-old male patient at a Wyan...
Mar 13, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor declares state of emergency following first coronavirus death in Kansas; KSHSAA cancels state basketball tournaments
The first Kansas coronavirus fatality has been confirmed in Wyandotte County. Governor Laura Kelly confirmed a Wyandotte man in his 70’s passed away from the disease in an undisclosed Wyandotte ...
Mar 13, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Burlington tells residents to pay city bills online or use City Hall dropbox; USD 253 weighing concerns of short term closure
As schedule and operations adjustments hit school districts, community activities and sporting events, one municipal government in Coffey County is no longer immune to changes of its own. The city of ...
Mar 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: USD 253 to continue classes as scheduled; Lyon County Public Health commends groups canceling large-scale events
Classes will continue on as scheduled for USD 253 Emporia Schools beginning next week, however, adjustments elsewhere continue to pour in response to the coronavirus pandemic. USD 253 announced throug...
Mar 12, 2020
Valuation increases major talking point for Lyon County residents and commissioners Thursday
Lyon County's property valuations drew heavy questions and lengthy discussions between Lyon County Commissioners and area residents Thursday morning. During the public comment portion of the commissio...
Mar 12, 2020
Trial beginning Monday in Emporia robbery case from last year
Trial is set to begin next week in the case of a man accused of robbing an Emporia convenience store over a year ago. Proceedings are scheduled to begin Monday in the case of 44-year-old Harold Stewar...
Mar 12, 2020
Emporia Rescue Mission begins annual Feinstein Challenge fundraiser
The Emporia Rescue Mission needs your help to reach its fundraising goal of $60,000 for the annual Feinstein Challenge. The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation of Cranston, Rhode Island matches local dona...
Mar 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: State Board of Education sets aside rules for districts considering closure, Lyon County Emergency Communications debuts screening tool
Additional information continues to come out rapid-fire about coronavirus. School districts considering a shutdown got some help from the Kansas State School Board of Education, which approved a measu...
Mar 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Schedule adjustments include postponed KVOE Working Women After Hours, canceled Senior Prom; four now confirmed with virus in Kansas
Coronavirus numbers in Kansas aren’t nearly to the levels that they are in other states, although they are increasing. However, Thursday has seen a flurry of schedule and operations adjustments ...
Mar 12, 2020
Coffey, Osage county men accused of murder
A Coffey County man and Osage County man have been arrested on suspicion of killing a man from Vermilion. 18-year-old Jeremy Penix II of Melvern and 47-year-old Jefferson Goad of Waverly are charged w...
Mar 12, 2020
