Category Archives: News
Fifth annual Interactive Health Fest inspires healthier lifestyles Saturday
Healthier Lyon County promotes healthy lifestyles with the fifth annual Interactive Health Fest. The event featured a variety of booths that covered health and fitness topics from martial arts to brea...
Oct 19, 2019
Organizers pleased with voter turnout during off site event Saturday at Flint Hills Mall
Residents in Lyon County showed up in droves to Flint Hills Mall to cast their vote for the Nov. 5 general election Saturday. For the second straight year, the Lyon County Election Office offered vote...
Oct 19, 2019
Drew Bonnet serves up winning recipes at FHTC's The Cut
One could easily say Drew Bonnet had all the right ingredients to win Flint Hills Technical College’s third annual The Cut competition Friday night. Bonnet says he felt good to win. He was also ...
Oct 19, 2019
ESU Homecoming continues with Black and Gold Gala
Emporia State University celebrated its alumni with the annual Black and Gold Gala on Friday night. Alumni Relations Director Jose Feliciano says the night celebrates alumni in general, but specifical...
Oct 19, 2019
Jobless rates drop under 3 percent in Emporia, Lyon County
Unemployment numbers in September were, well, extremely low. In Emporia, the jobless rate was 2.8 percent, down from 3.5 percent in August. The Lyon County rate was 2.9 percent, down from 3.6 percent ...
Oct 19, 2019
Southern Power begins deliveries of turbine components for Reading Wind Facility
Turbine components for the Reading Wind Facility are now arriving at construction sites. According to a news release from Leighton Burkett of Southern Power, the first turbine’s nacelle — ...
Oct 19, 2019
Four arrested on suspicion of illegal drugs, weapons after warrant search in downtown Emporia
Four people, including two from Emporia, have been arrested on suspicion of drug and weapons charges as part of an investigation in downtown Emporia on Friday afternoon. Lyon County Detective Sgt. Jac...
Oct 19, 2019
Second annual special voting event coming to Flinthills Mall on Saturday
Lyon County voters are encouraged to cast their ballot for the Nov. 5 general election with a special offsite event Saturday. For the second straight year, the Lyon County Election Office will set up ...
Oct 18, 2019
Who makes The Cut? FHTC's third annual cooking contest set for Friday night
The third annual rendition of The Cut is taking place Friday night at Flint Hills Technical College. The live spinoff of the popular Food Network TV show Chopped will once again pit four FHTC culinary...
Oct 18, 2019
Wind advisory covers Lyon, most neighboring counties
Blustery conditions are expected across most of Kansas, including most of the entire KVOE listening area, on Friday. Lyon, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in a wind advisory from 9 am to 6 pm...
Oct 18, 2019
