Category Archives: News
Update: Suspect from Friday morning chase remains at large
The search continues for a suspect who allegedly stole two vehicles Friday morning and led authorities on a multi-county pursuit through eastern Kansas. Lyon County deputies say the driver who stole a...
Oct 12, 2018
David Traylor Zoo welcomes new arrivals
The David Traylor Zoo has announced the arrival of two new additions. Twin cotton-top tamarins were born in the zoo September 4 to mom Kasasa and dad Hotlips. While the birth occurred over a month ago...
Oct 12, 2018
RDA board provides local commissions with feedback on FHTC funding request
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas met Friday with a pair of agenda items dominating the conversation. Among them was a request from Flint Hills Technical College for funding....
Oct 12, 2018
Oktoberfest 2018 happening this weekend
The annual Oktoberfest celebration is going on in downtown Saturday afternoon. From 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Seventh Ave. between Merchant and Commercial will be full of activities including live music, game...
Oct 12, 2018
Son of Wabaunsee County sheriff killed in crash
The son of Wabaunsee County Sheriff Rob Hoskins has been killed in an apparent wrong-way car crash. Luke Hoskins, 24, was on Interstate 135 near Hydraulic in southern Wichita when his car hit a semi h...
Oct 12, 2018
Alvarado bound over for trial, new charge added
One of five defendants in a drug distribution case has been bound over for trial with a new charge added. At a preliminary hearing for Amanda Alvarado on Friday, Judge Lee Fowler added a count of aggr...
Oct 12, 2018
Student chefs to compete next week to benefit FHTC Culinary Arts program
One week remains until one of the most exciting culinary competitions in Kansas. After a successful inaugural campaign last fall, based off the hit Food Network TV show “Chopped” officials...
Oct 12, 2018
Round table exercise helps agencies plan ahead
A tabletop exercise Thursday helped prepare local agencies in the event of a hazardous material spill. The exercise was organized by the Local Emergency Planning Committee and saw representatives from...
Oct 11, 2018
UPDATE: K-99 likely to remain closed until Friday morning at earliest; miniature train's track bed affected by flood
Conditions may be rough along county roads, but those roads are drying out and opening up across the KVOE listening area following massive amounts of rainfall over the past week. That list currently d...
Oct 11, 2018
Fourth Lyon County inmate pleads no contest as part of meth trafficking conspiracy case
A Lyon County Jail inmate has pleaded no contest to a count of conspiring to bring contraband into the jail. Angela Peres pleaded this week to a formal charge of conspiracy to traffic contraband after...
Oct 11, 2018
