Category Archives: News
Lyon County emphasizing research into county road network
Lyon County commissioners are stepping up efforts to make sure county roads are actually roads. If that sounds like a waste of time, it’s not. County Commissioner Dan Slater says there are hundr...
Dec 29, 2018
KTA approves bid for Chase County bridge work
Very soon, the Kansas Turnpike Authority will have bridge work begin in Chase County. The KTA announced bridges will be re-decked and widened between mile markers 99 and 100, or just north of the Matf...
Dec 29, 2018
City Commission cancels Jan. 2 meeting
One meeting originally planned for just after New Year’s Day now won’t take place. Emporia city commissioners have canceled their planned meeting for Jan. 2. The city has not given a reaso...
Dec 29, 2018
EFD continues investigation into Dec. 20 vehicle fire
The investigation continues into a vehicle fire that developed Dec. 20 in southwest Emporia. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Conley says the cause of the fire in the 300 block of Sherman is currently undete...
Dec 29, 2018
Meth distribution, possession case against Neighbors dismissed Friday
In March, the Kansas Court of Appeals paved the way for Justin Neighbors to have a new trial after it reversed 2015 convictions in Lyon County on methamphetamine distribution and possession. On Friday...
Dec 29, 2018
UPDATE: Kansas, Oklahoma law enforcement find Allen County homicide suspect in Tulsa
Law enforcement at the state and federal levels in Kansas and Oklahoma say the person of interest in Thursday’s double homicide in Iola is in custody after he was discovered in Tulsa on Friday. ...
Dec 28, 2018
Partial federal shutdown to enter 2019 with no end currently in sight
The partial federal shutdown in place now for just about a week won’t end this calendar year. Both the House and Senate had brief sessions Thursday without any votes on a potential resolution. T...
Dec 28, 2018
Red Kettle campaign generates over $62,000 for Salvation Army efforts
A big push at the end meant good results for the Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle fundraising campaign. Spokesperson Hilary Parker unveiled the total on KVOE’s 7:05 am newscast Friday: Y...
Dec 28, 2018
Local authorities seeking Most Wanted suspects
As 2018 comes to a close, local authorities are looking for several people placed on the Lyon County Most Wanted list earlier this year. *Casey Paul Goodman and Jerry Lynn Batts were both placed on th...
Dec 28, 2018
UPDATE: Indoor facilities at US 400 rest area near Beaumont back open to public
The US Highway 400 indoor rest area facilities near Beaumont have reopened to the public a lot faster than expected. The indoor facilities closed Thursday due to settling of ground near a new water to...
Dec 28, 2018
