Category Archives: News
Downtown Emporia sanitary sewer project continues
Nearly five months after starting, Emporia’s downtown sanitary sewer project is continuing in residential areas. At the same time, more work is taking place in the commercial core. Main Street D...
Sep 03, 2019
Emporia City Commission to accept award from Kansas Department of Transportation Wednesday
Road and street improvements will be the major topic for Emporia City Commissioners during their action session Wednesday afternoon. At the top of the agenda will be the acceptance of the Kansas Depar...
Sep 03, 2019
Emporia Christian School adds cross country; new technology as new school year begins
Emporia Christian School is having a smooth start to the 2019 academic year. Principal Trisha Fullerton says there are new ventures at the school, including a cross country team as a partnership with ...
Sep 03, 2019
Babes on Bikes donation helping Emporia High cycling club
Nine hundred dollars will go a long way to help the fledgling Emporia High School bike club. The group was grateful for donations generated through the first-ever Why Not Tri event last month as organ...
Sep 03, 2019
Transfer Station traffic decreases, tonnage remains consistent on Labor Day
The traffic from this weekend may have slowed at the Lyon-Chase County Transfer Station on Labor Day, but the tonnage collected certainly has not. After a steady stream of heavy traffic — nearly...
Sep 02, 2019
Transfer Station sees Labor Day traffic as residents offload storm-related tree debris
It’s Labor Day, but traffic is streaming into the Lyon-Chase County Transfer Station after parts of the KVOE listening area were battered by thunderstorms early Friday. City leaders decided to o...
Sep 02, 2019
Man convicted of drug activity in Lyon County dies at Larned Mental Health Facility
An investigation is underway after a man convicted of drug possession with intent to distribute in Lyon County last year died in custody earlier this weekend. The Kansas Department of Corrections says...
Sep 02, 2019
Jail battery suspect set for Tuesday hearing
A preliminary hearing is on Tuesday’s docket after an alleged battery incident inside the Lyon County Jail earlier this year. Marcel Wamser has a hearing at 2:30 pm in Lyon County District Court...
Sep 02, 2019
Rescheduled hearing on illegal sexual activity set to happen Tuesday
A man accused of sexual activity with a teenager is set for a rescheduled preliminary hearing Tuesday in Lyon County District Court. Lucio Meza-Oliva was supposed to have a hearing last week, but that...
Sep 02, 2019
Coffey County motorcycle driver hurt after Turnpike crash
A Burlington man was hurt in a motorcycle crash on the Kansas Turnpike southwest of Emporia on Sunday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 68-year-old Samuel Somerhalder was northbound when he crashed at m...
Sep 02, 2019
