Category Archives: News
Emporia School Board accepts resignation of Helbert, approves budget timeline
Emporia School Board members met Wednesday for a short action meeting. Among the items approved, the board accepted the resignation of board member Mike Helbert, who this week announced he'd be leavin...
Jun 13, 2018
NRH board approves $400K appropriation request for new phone system
Newman Regional Health's Board of Trustees has solidified its appropriation request for Lyon County commissioners to consider Thursday. During a special conference call Wednesday, board members approv...
Jun 13, 2018
Burlington Police reporting a rise in auto burglaries
Law enforcement officials in Burlington are reporting a spike in car burglaries and warning residents to be on alert. Burlington Police Chief Doug Jones says the crimes have occurred over the last wee...
Jun 13, 2018
Lyon County Sheriff's Office presents 2019 budget request
Increases in commodities costs are driving a requested budget increase for the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Jeff Cope says he’s requesting a one-percent overall increase based on ...
Jun 13, 2018
Reward posted after fence theft
Lyon County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward after fencing was stolen from a local storage facility. The case developed after Emporia Police officers took a report of the fence theft from 115 ...
Jun 13, 2018
City Commission gets first look at transient guest tax allocation requests for 2019
The Emporia City Commission spent a bulk of their study session Wednesday looking at budget appropriations being recommended by the Emporia Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board. Commissi...
Jun 13, 2018
Expansion project begins for FHTC's Welding Technology Center
Phase 2 of work at Flint Hills Technical College’s Welding Technology Center is underway. On KVOE’s Tech Talk this week, President Dr. Dean Hollenbeck said new construction will meet an on...
Jun 13, 2018
Nathyn Kennedy found guilty in connection to rural burglary case
One man has been found guilty for his involvement in burglarizing at least one rural Lyon County address early this year. A Lyon County jury found Nathyn Kennedy guilty this week. Kennedy had been fac...
Jun 13, 2018
With truck found, Wabaunsee County deputies now looking for rural burglary suspects, second truck
ALMA — Wabaunsee County deputies are still looking for the people responsible for recent house and outbuilding thefts in rural parts of the county. However, their investigation has taken a step ...
Jun 13, 2018
EHS band, Red Cross benefiting from Wednesday's blood drive
The Emporia High School band and American Red Cross stand to benefit from a special event at Emporia High on Wednesday. The band is sponsoring an American Red Cross blood drive in the EHS commons toda...
Jun 13, 2018
