Author Archives: Chuck Samples

An Olpe man was among three people involved in an injury crash in Coffey County on Monday. The crash happened around 3:15 pm at the intersection of 12th and Wayside, about 10 miles east of Burlington....

Once SNAP funding is partially restored to Kansas, the Department for Children and Families will determine how it will proceed. On Monday, the Trump administration said it will use almost $5 billion p...

October was a good month for state revenues. Kansas collected over $695 million, beating estimates by over 7 percent and October 2024 by over 4 percent. Individual income tax collections were the big ...

Following rulings last week by federal judges telling the Trump administration to use contingency funds and pay for SNAP benefits, the early decision is to partially fund benefits. Judges in Massachus...

Following two weeks of advance voting procedures, the pre-Election Day processes are coming to an end. Monday will see advance voting take place statewide from 8 am to noon, while residents using the ...

The USD 252 Southern Lyon County Board of Education has a special meeting ahead Monday evening. Two topics are listed, both revolving around the Olpe Fitness Park project. Board members will consider ...

Two Lyon County departments have some notable operations changes effective Monday. The Treasurer's Office has a notable change effective 4 pm every work day, according to Treasurer Sharon Gaede, These...

An Osage County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after an incident deemed by Arkansas authorities as a domestic violence murder. Police in West Memphis, Arkansas, say 26-year-old Aston ...

Peak deer season is upon us. Vehicle-deer crashes can happen at any time of year, and there have been increasingly more "out-of-season" wrecks over time, but the time period between Oct. 1 and New Yea...

Most of the early work on Emporia's Southeast Transmission waterline replacement project has taken place north of Avenue, but there have been some work south of Sixth -- and the city has highlighted o...