Category Archives: News
UPDATE: USD 253 Superintendent comments on lockdown situation at district schools Wednesday
USD 253 Superintendent Dr. Allison Anderson Harder says the district continues to prioritize student safety above all other matters following a lockdown situation at multiple district buildings and Fl...
Mar 29, 2023 Emporia Police officers and investigators enter Emporia High as part of an investigation into a "potential safety situation" that led to lockdowns at the school and several others nearby March 29. KVOE News file photo.
LYON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT: Drug distribution, rape cases set for hearings Thursday
Unrelated drug distribution and rape cases will overlap in Lyon County District Court on Thursday. Wendy Gregg is set for a preliminary hearing after being charged with single counts of marijuana dist...
Mar 29, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Special meeting ahead for Emporia Recreation Commission
The Emporia Recreation Commission has a special meeting Thursday. Board members will discuss a recommendation to the city of Emporia connected to the Jones Aquatic Center's management agreement. They ...
Mar 29, 2023 Lee Beran Recreation Center. KVOE News File Photo.
Lithium polymer battery causes small fire at Morris County Recycle Center and Transfer Station
The Morris County Recycle Center and Transfer Station avoided a serious incident after a lithium polymer battery caught fire in a trash truck Tuesday. The facility says smoke was noted in a Superior S...
Mar 29, 2023 Morris County Recycle Center and Transfer Station photo.
Newman Regional Health board to discuss Primary Care Clinic expansion, equipment purchases
The Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees will get a progress report and discuss equipment purchases at its monthly meeting Wednesday. Board members will discuss a revised budget for the second-flo...
Mar 29, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Grandstaff convicted of aggravated indecent liberties, acquitted of lewd and lascivious counts
Sentencing in a Lyon County sexual misconduct case is coming in May. Tuesday, Harvey Kent Grandstaff was found guilty of one count of aggravated indecent liberties connected to incidents from December...
Mar 29, 2023 Clipart Library graphic.
WEATHER: Marginal severe weather risk Thursday, high fire danger Friday
A low-end risk of severe weather and critical fire conditions are part of the weather forecast the next two days. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a marginal severe weather risk, the lowest on i...
Mar 29, 2023 Late Thursday night has a non-zero risk of all severe weather hazards. Storm Prediction Center graphic.
WEATHER: Service restored to NOAA transmitters serving Lyon, most surrounding counties
The National Weather Service says National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration transmitters across its coverage area, including those serving Lyon and most surrounding counties, now have service re...
Mar 29, 2023 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration logo.
STATEHOUSE: Bill to give short-term sales tax relief to local governments falls in Senate
A plan to make local government budgets whole -- at least on a short-term basis -- if they lost sales tax revenue due to last year's decision to eliminate taxes on food has been defeated. The Kansas S...
Mar 29, 2023 KVOE News File Photo
Details pending after reported injury crash near Melvern on Tuesday
The Osage County Sheriff's Office is not releasing any information at this time about a reported injury crash that partly or totally closed US Highway 75 north of Melvern for around three hours Tuesda...
Mar 29, 2023 Osage County Sheriff's Office graphic.
