Four new deaths were reported as Lyon County’s active COVID cases rose to 723, continuing an upward climb in cases both locally and throughout the state, Friday.

In other business Thursday, county commissioners approved the Lyon County Economic Development Relief Committee’s recommendations for disbursal of CARES Act funds to local business entities.

After officially putting the contract out for bid in October, Lyon County Commissioners on Thursday discussed financial details regarding the future provision of local public health and environmental services with representatives from Newman Regional Health and the Flint Hills Community Heal…

City commissioners voted to extend Emporia’s mask mandate until Dec. 22 with added language matching Lyon County’s recently-passed public health order during joint study and action sessions Wednesday evening.

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