Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Recreation Commission votes to close rec center; Newman Regional Health expands visitor restrictions
The Lee Beran Recreation Center will be closing to the public effective Tuesday as part of precautionary measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Emporia Recreation Commission voted unanimously t...
Mar 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor bans gatherings of 50 or more following three new positive COVID-19 cases Monday
After the recommendation Sunday for school districts across Kansas to postpone classes for the time being, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has now banned gatherings exceeding 50 people. Governor Kelly mad...
Mar 17, 2020
FHTC Board of Trustees expand on coronavirus situation and impacts on education, Benefit Gala postponement, & tuition changes at monthly meeting
Talks about adapting to the ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic were forefront at the monthly Flint Hills Technical College Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, followed by discussions of tuition changes....
Mar 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: City of Emporia announces closures and adjustments for city offices in response to COVID-19 pandemic
The city of Emporia is announcing major schedule adjustments for several departments to help reduce the potential spread of coronavirus. The city has announced the Municipal Court will be closed until...
Mar 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Main Street and Emporia Arts Center announce adjustments as COVID-19 continues impacts on local operations
Both Emporia Main Street and the Emporia Arts Center have been added to the ever-expanding list of local schedule adjustments following announcements from both organizations Monday. Emporia Main Stree...
Mar 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: With more events canceled and locations closing, Lyon County Emergency Management using disaster declaration to emphasize need to heed health guidance
With a state of local disaster in hand, Lyon County continues doing its best to stay in front of the fast-developing coronavirus situation. Lyon County Emergency Management Director Jarrod Fell says t...
Mar 16, 2020
Lyon County drug conviction upheld by Kansas Court of Appeals
A conviction on drug charges in Lyon County District Court has the backing of the Kansas Court of Appeals. The appellate court ruling in the case against Xavier Hutcherson follows a bench trial and re...
Mar 16, 2020
Defendant in Emporia convenience store robbery case reaches plea agreement
Trial was supposed to start Monday in the case of a robbery suspect, but it never got rolling. Harold Stewart, the suspect in the Max’s BP convenience store robbery from February 2019, reached a...
Mar 16, 2020
Court of Appeals vacates sentence in Lyon County aggravated burglary case
The Kansas Court of Appeals has vacated the sentence in a Lyon County burglary case. The appellate court made its ruling in a case against Tyler McCarley, who reached a plea agreement with prosecutors...
Mar 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Local school districts following recommendation from Governor and KSDE on week long closures; local lawmakers weigh in on recommendation
School districts across the state have hit the pause button on the 2019-2020 academic year following a recommendation from Governor Laura Kelly Sunday in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. D...
Mar 16, 2020
