Category Archives: News
TRAVEL UPDATE: K-99 now open to traffic; access to Soden's Grove now back to normal
After being closed for several days due to flooding, there is finally some movement on Kansas Highway 99 south of Emporia. Lyon County Emergency Management has reported that all traffic is once again ...
May 28, 2019
Severe weather risk re-develops Tuesday afternoon as flooding continues; KDOT adjusts K-99 traffic near Hamilton as floods impact highway
Our unsettled weather pattern may finally be settling down — at least for a few days — but there’s one more round of potential severe weather and heavy rain to go before we catch a b...
May 28, 2019
Lyon County deputies investigate possibly stolen ATV incident
Lyon County deputies are investigating after an ATV was reported as abandoned late last week. Deputies say they got a call of an ATV parked in a field and left behind Friday. A witness says a white fe...
May 28, 2019
Weekend wreck in Harvey County hurts Emporia man
An Emporia man was among several people needing medical attention after a crash in Harvey County on Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Carson Haury of Emporia was westbound on US Hig...
May 28, 2019
Emporians, area residents pause to remember reason behind Memorial Day
Customs maintained and customs adapted highlighted Emporia’s Memorial Day service Monday. In the place of a featured speaker, local veterans discussed several historical features connected to th...
May 27, 2019
UPDATE: May rainfall events push 2019 total to near-record levels; Dirty Kanza organizers watching weekend forecast
If you’re looking at all the floodwater we’ve dealt with just this month and you’re thinking it has been an extremely wet year to date, you would be correct. And if you’re thin...
May 27, 2019
Flint Hills Community Health Center monthly board meeting Tuesday
The approval of a new member to the Flint Hills Community Health Center Board of Directors will be amongst the agenda items for the board’s monthly meeting Tuesday. On top of reports from the me...
May 27, 2019
Tips and tricks to help with allergies provided by ESU's Dr. Jen
As we make our way through this perilous allergy season, Dr. Jen has some helpful advice for those who suffer the pains of seasonal allergies. Dr. Jennifer Thomas is a Health & Human Performance ...
May 27, 2019
Isolated damage from early-Monday storms; severe weather, heavy rain possible Tuesday; family rescued from flooding near Neosho Rapids
Once again, powerful thunderstorms bought a risk of severe thunderstorm activity and heavy rainfall to the KVOE listening area. Strong storms brought brief moderate to heavy rain to the area from arou...
May 27, 2019
Greenwood County RWD No. 2 cleared from boil water advisory
Amidst all the flooding recently, there has been some good news for residents of west-central Greenwood County. Residents served by Greenwood County Rural Water District No. 2 can finally use their ta...
May 27, 2019
