Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Defendant in Avila murder case set for preliminary hearing Wednesday
One of the five defendants in the Jesus Avila murder case has a hearing this week. Jovan Pecina, age 20, has his hearing set for 4 pm Wednesday in Lyon County District Court. The hearing is listed on ...
Nov 16, 2021 Jovan Pecina. Lyon County Jail photo.
Federal trial proceedings likely coming soon for Oklahoma man arrested in Emporia
The Oklahoma man facing court proceedings both in his home state and in Kansas will likely have federal trial in Oklahoma soon. Jerry Ray Brown, age 43, was set for federal trial to begin Monday in Tu...
Nov 16, 2021 Jerry R. Brown.
Lyon County Jail photo.
Trial continues in Patterson rape case; trial dates to be announced next year in Dorsey rape proceedings
Evidence presentation will continue Tuesday in a Lyon County rape trial. Trial began Monday for 36-year-old Matthew Allen Patterson. He's accused of raping and fondling a 9-year-old child in late June...
Nov 16, 2021 Jordan Dorsey (left), Matthew Patterson. Lyon County Jail photos.
Emporia Community Foundation administrators pleased with 2021 Match Day effort
Participating groups helped their own causes with social media campaigns, and the groups benefited from introductory videos online through the Community Foundation and the work of local photographer a...
Nov 16, 2021 Members of the Emporia Masonic Lodge provided $6,000 in seed money to 16 of the 25 groups participating in the Emporia Community Foundation Match Day. Groups needed to request funds to receive money. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Water main break reported in south central Emporia
Emporia Public Works crews are in the early stages of repairing a water main break in south central Emporia. A break in the 300 block of South Union was reported around 7 am, according to Lyon County ...
Nov 16, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health notes slight increase in new cases, notable drop in active cases
New coronavirus cases took a modest step up while active cases dropped noticeably in Lyon County Public Health's latest update Monday. Public Health announced 14 new cases for the past weekend, pushin...
Nov 15, 2021
CORONAVIRUS: Greenwood County reaches 1,000-case milestone
With the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, it's only a matter of time before area counties hit certain caseload milestones. The latest came last week as Greenwood County went past 1,000 total cases ...
Nov 15, 2021 Kansas Department of Health and Environment graphic.
Group effort: Match Day 2021 underway
Match Day is here and is underway. Online donations officially began at midnight Monday morning and will continue at www.emporiamatchday.com until midnight Tuesday morning, but residents have had a ch...
Nov 15, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Defendant in Emporia rape case set for jury selection to begin Monday
Trial proceedings are set to begin Monday for a man accused of rape in an Emporia case from this past summer. Matthew Allen Patterson is set for jury selection Monday morning before opening arguments ...
Nov 15, 2021 Matthew Patterson. Lyon County Jail Photo
Potential trial dates among likely business during Monday pretrial in Emporia rape case
Trial dates could be set Monday morning for a man accused of rape in an Emporia case from June. Jordan Dorsey, age 26, has a pretrial and arraignment hearing at 8:30 am. This is typically the hearing ...
Nov 15, 2021 Jordan Dorsey. Lyon County Jail photo.
