Category Archives: News
KDOT extends deadline for highway right of way permits
The Kansas Department of Transportation has extended its deadline to submit applications for harvesting right of way permits to May 1. Permits are required for any landowner who plans to harvest hay o...
Mar 27, 2020
KDOT postpones Cost Share application deadline
The Kansas Department of Transportation has postponed its deadline to submit project applications for the Cost Share program to May 18. The Cost Share program was created to help provide financial ass...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: First COVID-19 Community Briefing highlights NRH plans to meet increased demand, reduce staff risk of infection
Newman Regional Health is preparing for a potential spike of coronavirus cases, and those plans involve several different measures. That was the message heard throughout the first KVOE-Newman Regional...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Osage County announces first case
Osage County has its first case of coronavirus. The county’s Health Department says a 48-year-old woman, a county resident, has been confirmed with the virus. The county says privacy laws prohib...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health temporarily ends certain non-essential services, allows others at provider discretion
Newman Regional Health is limiting access to certain services as the hospital does what it can to keep people safe from coronavirus. Hospital administrators are limiting non-essential procedures and s...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Department of Health and Environment, Department of Ag asking residents to slow down controlled burns
Wet conditions this winter and early spring have ag producers looking forward to starting controlled burns whenever there has been a break in the weather, but two state agencies are asking residents t...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Special meeting ahead for USD 252 board Friday
The USD 252 Southern Lyon County Board of Education has set a special meeting at noon Friday. Several items are up for discussion as part of the district’s continuous learning plan for students ...
Mar 27, 2020
Strong storms may develop late Friday night; early-Friday activity stays north of Emporia
Strong thunderstorms are possible from late Friday night into early Saturday. All hazards are possible, but the biggest risk by far is large hail. Heavy rainfall is also possible. Strong and severe th...
Mar 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: First positive coronavirus case hits Coffey County
The Coffey County Health Department has confirmed the first positive coronavirus case in the county. The case was confirmed Thursday after testing sent to the Kansas Department of Health and Environme...
Mar 27, 2020
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch continues for Lyon and surrounding counties
Severe weather continues to be a possibility for the KVOE listening area through the early morning Friday. Severe thunderstorm warnings for Morris and Wabaunsee counties have officially been canceled ...
Mar 27, 2020
