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Seven Eurekans now charged with drug, child endangerment and other counts after weekend arrests
Formal charges have been filed against six of seven people arrested over the weekend in Eureka after alleged illegal drug and gun activity. *Sean Claytor, 27, faces single counts of methamphetamine an...
Jan 29, 2020
K-170 closure delayed again at Road W
Plans to close Kansas Highway 170 west of Reading have been delayed again. K-170 will now close at Road W three miles west of Reading from 10 pm Wednesday to 5 am Thursday, based on the latest informa...
Jan 29, 2020
Final USD 251 superintendent candidate interviewing Wednesday
One more interview is coming as USD 251 North Lyon County chooses its next superintendent. Jay Zehr, currently the superintendent and elementary school principal at USD 371 Montezuma and USD 476 Copel...
Jan 29, 2020
Lyon County Commission meeting Thursday morning
Lyon County Commissioners will spend the majority of their weekly action session Thursday in private sessions. Along with two executive sessions, commissioners will also hear two requests from Lyon Co...
Jan 29, 2020
Kansas Supreme Court to hear appeal in 2018 Emporia murder conviction
An Emporia man sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder back in 2018 has an appeal hearing before the Kansas Supreme Court Friday. Sony Uk was found guilty of murdering his then-girlfriend ...
Jan 29, 2020
Flint Hills Community Health Center sees positive financial end to 2019
Flint Hills Community Health Center is starting 2020 in the black for the first time in 18 years. FHCHC Chief Financial Officer Stephanie Ringgold made the announcement during the board of directors m...
Jan 28, 2020
House Republicans continue talks on five-point Make Kansas Work plan
Republicans in the Kansas House are touting an action plan to help solidify the state’s economic future, even though not all the pieces of the plan are in place. 60th District Representative Mar...
Jan 28, 2020
Lyon County Sheriff's Office gains seventh straight AAA Kansas Platinum Award
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is a Platinum Award winner through AAA Kansas. AAA has presented the awards every year since 2011 to recognize law enforcement agencies that improve local traffi...
Jan 28, 2020
Exciting developments to continue for Emporia Main Street in 2020
Relocation, incubation and redevelopment were just some of the highlights from Emporia Main Street’s 2019 and Director Casey Woods joined KVOE’s Talk of Emporia Monday to discuss what is c...
Jan 28, 2020
Seven arrested in Eureka on suspicion of illegal drug, firearm activity
Seven Eurekans have been arrested after what Greenwood County Sheriff Heath Samuels calls a lengthy investigation and the service of two narcotics-related warrants over the weekend. Samuels says the w...
Jan 28, 2020
