Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Labor Department announces tentative timetable for CARES Act benefits
The Kansas Department of Labor has updated its timeline for certain unemployment benefits through the federal CARES Act. Labor Secretary Delia Garcia says residents should start filing for Pandemic Un...
May 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor Kelly unveils three-phase 'Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas'
Governor Laura Kelly has outlined a plan to get the state back to full speed — if not back to the long-accepted normal — by June 15 if the coronavirus pandemic eases as hoped. The governor...
May 1, 2020
Hopkins Manufacturing acquires NuVue
Hopkins Manufacturing Company has acquired a new product line. Hopkins now has the splash guard and mudflap company NuVue, previously known as PowerFlow, as a subsidiary. Based in Buffalo, New York an...
May 1, 2020
Bordonaro named 2020 ESU Roe R Cross Distinguished Professor
Emporia State University has announced the recipient of its highest faculty recognition. ESU art therapy professor Dr. Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro has been named as the 2020 Roe R. Cross Professor. Dr. Bor...
Apr 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health aligns federal money to offset over $3 million in losses since mid-March
Financial matters linked to coronavirus dominated the Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees’ monthly meeting Wednesday. Chief Executive Officer Bob Wright says the hospital’s bottom lin...
Apr 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Courthouse access still restricted to appointments, assistance
Lyon County is reminding residents the County Courthouse still has restricted access for residents. The county encourages people to call the different departments they need. The courthouse has been us...
Apr 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia State hopeful for return of face-to-face classes in fall
Plans are developing for a full return of face-to-face learning at Emporia State University for the fall 2020 semester. In a news release Thursday, ESU announced it is planning to resume “some f...
Apr 30, 2020
Lyon County receives national recognition for work on comprehensive plan
The Emporia/Lyon County Comprehensive Plan is now receiving attention at the national level. During the Lyon County Commission’s weekly action session, Thursday, County Zoning and Floodplain Man...
Apr 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Senior Center now considering deficit budget with bingo, other activities shelved
Emporia Senior Center Director Ian Boyd’s decision this week to keep the facility closed until June was “extremely difficult” for several reasons. The facility has been shut down sin...
Apr 30, 2020
St. Mark's Lutheran Church providing free learning kits for children and families
Are you looking for new activities to do with your children as social distancing restrictions remain in place? Then look no further than the parking lot of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church at 1508 Wes...
Apr 30, 2020
