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As concerns of Coronavirus continue to dominate headlines, local school districts are beginning to take precautions for if a local outbreak were to occur. This includes USD 253 Emporia Public Schools ...

If you have been looking for cleaning supplies or sanitizing items at local grocers, some of those have been in short supply. Residents have been snapping up hand sanitizer and other items as concerns...

Staff at Newman Regional Health are stepping up to enhance education for a new crop of prospective health professionals. Staffers have donated $10,000 for Emporia State University’s Pre-Medical ...

Concerns about coronavirus are starting to impact events in Kansas. Special Olympics Kansas is canceling several events either taking place now or later in March. The state basketball and cheerleading...

Lyon County deputies are investigating an alleged theft of a UTV earlier this month. A Polaris Ranger 800XP was taken from the 1200 block of Road 150 sometime between 8:30 pm March 4 and 6:45 am March...

Healthcare and education funding are two of the major focuses for US Congress hopeful Christy Cauble-Davis. Cauble-Davis, the former director of Symphony in the Flinthills, was the featured speaker at...

As court proceedings begin in federal court against a man accused of distributing methamphetamine in the Kansas City metro area and triggering both a law enforcement pursuit and an officer-involved sh...

Emporia’s popular bike-share program is officially back for its first full year in the local community. Healthier Lyon County Grant Manager Daphne Mertens, a guest of KVOE’s Newsmaker Mond...

A former executive with a Harveyville bank has been sentenced to home confinement and restitution after embezzling from the financial institution. Debra Kay Converse, 60, reached a plea agreement with...

Weather permitting, you’ll see a lot of orange cones on the Kansas Turnpike later this month. The Turnpike Authority says it is either starting or resuming a host of projects next week. Communic...