Category Archives: News
Koci seeking first full term on Emporia School Board
Another incumbent has filed for re-election to the Emporia School Board. Mallory Koci filed with the Lyon County Election Office Wednesday. Koci came on to the board last year to fill the vacancy left...
May 30, 2019
Insurance policies and budget requests highlight Lyon County Commission meeting Thursday
Additional budget requests came before Lyon County Commissioners during their weekly action session Thursday morning. The first request came from Trudy Hutchinson of Hetlinger Developmental Services f...
May 30, 2019
Greenwood County gravel road network punished by recent flooding
Flood damage is becoming more evident in Greenwood County with the third round of flooding this month finally subsiding. Emergency Management Director Levi Vinson says several bridges have been washed...
May 30, 2019
Cottonwood River no longer flooding at Emporia, but floodwaters continue downstream
Flooding continues across parts of the KVOE listening area, but the good news is the floodwaters are subsiding. Flooding has officially ended on the Cottonwood at Emporia. The river went below the 20-...
May 30, 2019
Federal disaster declaration covers some area counties with Lyon County flooding to end by upcoming weekend
President Donald Trump has signed a disaster declaration for Kansas flooding. However, not all the counties currently in the state disaster declaration are included in the federal document. President ...
May 30, 2019
Lawrence-Linwood tornado listed as EF-4; Osage County twister now unconfirmed
Preliminary damage assessments have been completed after significant tornadic activity in northeast Kansas on Tuesday night. The National Weather Service confirmed a mile-wide, long-track beast that h...
May 30, 2019
2019 Special Olympics Torch Run rolls through Emporia Thursday
The Special Olympics Torch has arrived in Emporia. Local law enforcement, including the Lyon County Sherrif’s Office and Emporia Police Department, along with law enforcement from Ottawa and the...
May 29, 2019
EAC officially activates new Preston Family Trust Marquee on Wednesday
The Emporia Arts Center is now lighting up Commercial Street with a new marquee that was hung earlier this month and officially activated on Wednesday. The electric marquee put outside the second stor...
May 29, 2019
Emporia City Commission receives requests for allocations during study session Wednesday
Budget requests for 2020 dictated the majority of conversations during the Emporia City Commission study session Wednesday morning. The commission received a total of seven requests from area organiza...
May 29, 2019
Lyon County Commission weekly action session Thursday
Budget requests will headline the Lyon County Commission Action Session this week. The commission will consider 2020 budget requests from Hetlinger Development Service, Inc. and SOS Inc. In addition, ...
May 29, 2019
