Category Archives: News
Two major items approved during Emporia City Commission action session
The Emporia City Commission gave their approval for two separate items with major positive impacts to the local community during their action session Wednesday evening. The first item saw commissioner...
Mar 21, 2019
Decision on Reading school building sale tabled, but USD 251 sees progress in Gemini redesign
The March monthly Board of Education meeting for Northern Lyon County saw a huge crowd and discussed several key items. The lengthy meeting had a lot to go over, none more important than the decision ...
Mar 21, 2019
Goal set, goal met, United Way of the Flint Hills reveals annual campaign total Wednesday
Another year, another successful fundraising campaign for the United Way. The United Way announced a hefty fundraising goal this year of $555,000 for their annual campaign drive. During the annual cam...
Mar 20, 2019
ESU and DKMS give gold medal effort to recruit bone marrow donors
Emporia State University and an international non-profit agency have teamed up to take on the fight against blood cancer. A special two-day bone marrow swab drive event kicked off Thursday morning ins...
Mar 20, 2019
Former Rec Commission director Lee Beran passes away at age 87
Tributes are starting to come in for longtime Emporia Recreation Commission director Lee Beran, who died Wednesday morning at his home. He was 87. Current City Manager Mark McAnarney says called Beran...
Mar 20, 2019
Reversing prior decision, Eureka voters say no to junior-senior high school activity center bond
USD 389 Eureka has to take a new approach for replacing its junior-senior high school activity center. Voters on Tuesday night rejected a $7.5 million bond issue for that project. The vote was 566 aga...
Mar 20, 2019
Lyon County 62nd in health outcomes, 76th in factors in 2019 County Health Rankings Report
Lyon County is in the middle of the pack when it comes to health outcomes in the latest Kansas Health Institute report. It’s in the lower third when it comes to health factors. The report announ...
Mar 20, 2019
Candidates now stepping forward, filing for 2019 election
Slowly but surely, ballots for the 2019 election cycle will fill out. That process is already underway, with Nicky Nuessen filing for Americus City Council and Charlie Steffes filing for re-election t...
Mar 20, 2019
Area Agency director believes new RSVP will build on prior program's successes once it's launched
The director of the North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging is more than pleased Lyon County’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program may be restarted soon. Julie Govert-Walter says the goal is...
Mar 20, 2019
Lyon County Commission to discuss support of technology initiative
Lyon County commissioners have several items in front of them for their action meeting Thursday. Commissioners will consider whether to give their formal support to a federal grant designed to making ...
Mar 20, 2019
