Category Archives: News
Power restored to Westar Customers after four separate outages Thursday afternoon
Nearly 800 customers were offline this afternoon as four separate power outages occurred. A downed wire north of Logan at Exchange and Cottonwood was determined to be the cause of the outages as the w...
Jan 03, 2019
Details pending on two vehicle accident in Central Emporia
Emergency crews have cleared the scene of a reported injury accident in central Emporia. Emporia Police and Emergency Crews responded to a call for a reported injury accident shortly after noon Thursd...
Jan 03, 2019
Lyon County Commission withdraws membership from Flint Hills Regional Council
The Lyon County Commission has withdrawn as a member of the Flint Hills Regional Council. The Flint Hills Regional Council focuses on enhancing the economic viability and improving the quality of life...
Jan 03, 2019
Rodriguez pleads no contest in drug distribution case, Alvarado hearing delayed
One defendant in a drug distribution case that came to light last fall has pleaded no contest in his case. Jacob Rodriguez was set for trial to begin next week in his case. Instead, he pleaded to a co...
Jan 03, 2019
Lee pleads no contest to attempted burglary in January 2017 incident
An Emporia woman charged in connection with a rural burglary in Lyon County last year has pleaded no contest. Dianna Lee made her plea to an attempted burglary charge during her pretrial hearing Wedne...
Jan 03, 2019
Magallanez in court Friday as marijuana distribution case continues
One of two suspects in a drug distribution case originating in October will be in court Friday for a hearing. Raul Magallanez, Jr., has a pretrial hearing at 2 pm in Lyon County District Court. Magall...
Jan 03, 2019
Clara Corn stepping down as Plumb Place director
Plumb Place is looking for a new leader. Clara Corn, the director since April 2017, made her announcement in a social media statement Wednesday night. The statement was confirmed Thursday morning by P...
Jan 03, 2019
Legislative preview: Eric Smith, Kansas House 76th District
The 2019 legislative session begins Jan. 14, and local lawmakers are getting ready for the session to begin. KVOE News began its annual legislative previews Wednesday with 76th District Representative...
Jan 03, 2019
Healthier Lyon County to continue work on food policy council, safe routes ventures
Healthier Lyon County believes it’s close to getting approval for a food policy council. Food access became a focal point for the community group, especially after gaining a Blue Cross Blue Shie...
Jan 03, 2019
Attempted robbery under investigation by Burlington PD
Burlington Police are investigating after an attempted robbery of a delivery driver recently. Burlington PD says a Pizza Hut driver was approached by an unknown person who demanded all his money durin...
Jan 03, 2019
