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UPDATE: Local flood concerns beginning to ease; Road closures continue
The National Weather Service has cancelled a flood warning for the Neosho River near Emporia. A flood warning remains in affect for the Neosho River in Neosho Rapids until 7:30 pm Sunday. As of 8:30 p...
May 16, 2020
Kansas Air National Guard and Newman Regional Health to salute front line workers Tuesday
Two simultaneous events will be honoring front-line workers in the local community Tuesday afternoon. First, the Kansas Air National Guard’s 190th air refueling wing is scheduled to perform an O...
May 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Data placed at forefront of consideration as state continues reopening efforts
Data, not dates, that is the central theme of which Governor Laura Kelly’s new phase 1.5 of the state’s Ad Astra recovery plan has been based on. The governor reiterated this sentiment and...
May 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County gears up for Phase 1.5 of state's COVID-19 recovery plan
The stars may not have aligned to let Lyon County relax some business restrictions as related to coronavirus, but the tracking metrics definitely have. During KVOE’s Newsmaker segment Friday, Ly...
May 15, 2020
Lyon County residents urged to lay off calling Emergency Communications Center with non-emergency calls during severe weather
Thursday night was busy for severe weather, which means it was busy for Lyon County’s emergency dispatchers. Lyon County Emergency Management Director Jarrod Fell says dispatchers got a lot of c...
May 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 3 new cases, 14 since Sunday
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 3 new positive and probable positive COVID-19 cases in Fridays update. That increases the total number of cases to 363. There have been 14 new positive and proba...
May 15, 2020
Neosho River in flood warning from Americus to Neosho Rapids; countywide flood warnings extended
While tornadic activity gains a lot of attention — and it did with severe weather reports Thursday night — flooding is a prolonged concern that is now evident in several ways. Countywide f...
May 15, 2020
Lyon County man OK after submerging pickup near Emporia
A Lyon County man escaped harm after his pickup went into a creek north of Emporia early Friday. An emergency call was logged shortly after 4:10 am. Lyon County Deputy Eric Williams says deputies were...
May 15, 2020
K-99 closed north of Emporia due to flooding, other storm damage from Thursday night isolated in scope as flood warnings continue
Full damage reports are pending after a night of severe thunderstorms in the Flint Hills. The National Weather Service has confirmed public reports of a tornado eight miles south of Council Grove shor...
May 15, 2020
Severe weather rocks KVOE listening area through evening hours Thursday into early morning Friday
A series of severe thunderstorms brought golf-ball-sized hail, heavy rainfall and even tornadic activity to the KVOE listening area Thursday evening. A reported tornado touchdown roughly five miles no...
May 15, 2020
