Category Archives: News
Flint Hills Community Health Center eager for new developments in new year
With Flint Hills Community Health Center potentially ending 2019 in the black for the first time, health center officials are looking forward to what’s to come this year. Flint Hills Community H...
Jan 17, 2020
UPDATE: Slick spots remain, but driving conditions see notable improvement from early Friday
Travel conditions are better than they could have been, but a number of slick spots remain in place as we progress through Friday. Freezing drizzle caused widespread icing across the area early Friday...
Jan 17, 2020
Republican lawmakers displeased with plans to reamortize KPERS as budget support
Moderate and conservative Republicans alike are not pleased with one key component of Governor Laura Kelly’s budget plan. The governor had said she would ask lawmakers to reamortize payments to ...
Jan 17, 2020
New initiative bringing common leadership language to Emporia community
Once again Emporia will be on the cutting edge of leadership development thanks to a new initiative currently in the works. This was the main focus of Wednesday’s Talk of Emporia which featured ...
Jan 17, 2020
Emporia's Mechanic Street underpass to be closed next week
Emporia’s Mechanic Street underpass will close starting Monday. City Clerk Kerry Sull says the closure is due to the city’s ongoing work on the downtown sanitary sewer improvement project....
Jan 17, 2020
UPDATE: Driving conditions improving gradually as rain overtakes freezing drizzle
Travel conditions are improving, but slick spots are still out there Friday morning. Freezing drizzle has been falling for several hours, but rising temperatures have helped by turning much of the fre...
Jan 17, 2020
Winter storm warnings now posted for Lyon, most surrounding counties
Lyon and most surrounding counties are now in a winter storm warning for the risk of accumulating ice and sleet Friday morning. The warning runs until noon and replaces a winter weather advisory. The ...
Jan 17, 2020
KVOE Bowl Challenge winners collect winnings Thursday
After an exciting, and at times surprising, college football bowl season, three lucky individuals picked up gift cards from Waters True Value Thursday for being the top three competitors in KVOE’...
Jan 17, 2020
Lyon County Commissioners approve yearly senior center allocations
Lyon County senior centers will be receiving $63,500 in allocations for 2020 following approval by Lyon County Commissioners Thursday morning. The annual allocations remain virtually the same from 201...
Jan 16, 2020
Mistrial declared in Emporia convenience store robbery case
A new trial is coming in the case of a man accused of robbing an Emporia convenience store 11 months ago. On Tuesday, Lyon County Judge Merlin Wheeler declared a mistrial in the case against 44-year-o...
Jan 16, 2020
