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MID-MORNING UPDATE: Damaged roads may remain closed well after current flood ends
If the current road closure list is any indication, it will take a long time for Lyon County’s road network to get back up to par as flooding continues. Current closures *Kansas Highway 99 from ...
May 10, 2019
MORNING UPDATE: Travel improves in north Lyon County, but K-99 south of Emporia still closed; road issues also remain in Chase County
The travel situation improved considerably in north Lyon County on Thursday, although it’s still hampered a lot elsewhere. Burlingame Road reopened to traffic around 6 pm, thus reopening three o...
May 10, 2019
EVENING UPDATE: North Lyon County traffic flow improves as Burlingame Road opens, but many Lyon, Chase county roads still closed
Travel has been hampered for most of this week by flooding, but the situation is improving in Lyon County north of Emporia. Burlingame Road reopened to traffic around 6 pm, thus reopening three of the...
May 09, 2019
Local retailers working to meet spike in demand as flooding continues
Local store shelves are feeling the impacts of the recent stretch of rainfall. Several Emporia businesses have reported a large amount of foot traffic in their aisles with residents searching for prod...
May 09, 2019
Councils and budget requests main topics of discussion during Lyon County Commission action session Thursday
A new council has been established and budget requests have been taken under consideration by Lyon County Commissioners following their weekly action session Thursday. Terresa Briggs of Healthier Lyon...
May 09, 2019
MIDDAY UPDATE: North Kansas Highway 99 joins list of road openings Thursday; closure list still remains large
Some more good news has come in pertaining to travel in Lyon County. The Kansas Department of Transportation has confirmed North Kansas Highway 99 has full reopened to traffic following flooding. This...
May 09, 2019
SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS for May 9-11
Due to inclement weather, the following schedule adjustments have been reported: Schools *USD 284 Chase County closed Friday Community *Spring Demolition Derby at the Lyon County Fairgrounds postponed...
May 09, 2019
EVENING UPDATE: K-99 near Emporia, other state and federal highways remain closed due to floods
Officially, moderate flooding is widespread across much of the KVOE listening area after nearly a foot of rain over the past 10 days. There are detours aplenty in Lyon County, thanks to flooding along...
May 09, 2019
Water overtops dike near Elmdale to prompt voluntary evacuation; Cedar Point and Clements both inaccessible
Elmdale is being evacuated. Cedar Point and Clements are inaccessible. And public workers in Strong City are filling sandbags to protect city buildings. That gives a sense of the scope of flooding in ...
May 09, 2019
A light agenda for USD 251's May Board of Education meeting
USD 251 Northern Lyon County had a relatively short monthly Board of Education meeting on Wednesday evening. Of the select items on the agenda, highlights came from different financial updates. Superi...
May 09, 2019
