Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Defendant in hit-and-run, kidnap incident receives probation
One of two defendants in a combination hit-and-run and kidnapping incident from this past summer has been sentenced and the other will be sentenced later this week. On Friday, Analysa Tamez was senten...
Dec 06, 2021 Analysa Tamez. Lyon County Jail photo.
FHCHC promotes Dunham to Behavioral Health director
Flint Hills Community Health Center is promoting from within to fill its Behavioral Health director position. The Health Center says Jena Dunham has accepted the promotion. She came to the Health Cent...
Dec 06, 2021 Jena Dunham. Flint Hills Community Health Center photo.
Emporia business receiving federal money to improve energy efficiency
An Emporia business is benefiting from a federal program to increase energy efficiency. Bob's Cash Saver, which owns Country Mart and Good's Cash Saver, is receiving almost $43,000 to install energy-e...
Dec 06, 2021 US Department of Agriculture logo.
No hospital transports after two-vehicle wreck at 12th and Industrial
Ultimately, nobody went to the hospital after a crash at Emporia's 12th and Industrial on Monday morning. Both agencies responded to a crash involving two vehicles at 12th and Industrial shortly after...
Dec 06, 2021 Emporia Police officers investigate a reported injury crash at 12h and Industrial on Monday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Fast-moving grass fire crosses part of Interstate 35 near Hartford-Neosho Rapids exit
A high fire danger areawide Sunday materialized with a fast-moving grass fire that developed on Interstate 35 east of Emporia well after sunset. Hartford-Neosho Rapids Fire Chief Greg Zumbrunn says hi...
Dec 06, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Parents reminded to schedule children for second-dose clinics
The second round of COVID-19 vaccinations for young children in Emporia begins Tuesday, and Lyon County Public Health is pleased with how the first round went last month. Emergency Preparedness Direct...
Dec 06, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo.
Osage City Police investigating recent vehicle burglary reports
Osage City Police are asking for help in finding the person or people responsible for several alleged auto burglaries recently. The department says several auto burglaries were noted in the 700 block ...
Dec 04, 2021 Osage City Police say this man is a suspect in recent vehicle burglaries. Courtesy Osage City Police Department.
Lyon County deputies make six DUI arrests during Thanksgiving Safe Arrival enforcement effort
Lyon County deputies have released data from the recently-completed Thanksgiving Safe Arrival enforcement effort. Deputy Jody Meyers says deputies made 118 enforcement stops between Nov. 20-29. During...
Dec 04, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Red Stocking Breakfast draws big crowd to Bruffs Sports Bar and Grill
The Red Stocking Breakfast brought a lot of families to Bruffs Sports Bar and Grill on Saturday, which was fitting because the event is all about helping families succeed. Proceeds benefit the Healthy...
Dec 04, 2021 Lyon County Commissioner Scott Briggs (right) was one of a battery of celebrity servers at Saturday's Red Stocking Breakfast benefiting Kansas Childrens Service League.
Preliminary hearing set for Monday in Emporia rape case
A delayed preliminary hearing in an Emporia rape case is set to take place Monday. Brice Obermeyer, 46, is accused of activity with a person in their early 50s this past summer. He's currently charged...
Dec 04, 2021 Brice Obermeyer. Lyon County Jail photo.
