Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Sentencing did not take place as expected Friday for an Emporia woman who pleaded to lesser charges in a case involving stolen guns, a stolen vehicle and illegal drug activity dating back to the end o...

Three Emporians were involved but unhurt as part of a fatality hit-and-run crash that happened east of Ottawa on Friday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says an SUV driven by 22-year-old Adrion Self o...

Olpe city officials are hoping for good news with water samples currently being tested as residents deal with a boil water advisory. Residents of Olpe and Rural Water District No. 3, or most of southw...

Halloween weekend is almost here, and your ghosts and goblins will have all kinds of chances to get candy this weekend with a lot of activities coming both weekend days. Emporia's Dia de los Muertos s...

Available bed space is as tight as it can get at Newman Regional Health, based on its weekly report. The hospital says its daily average between Oct. 13-26 is one bed, down from three beds per day bet...

The extreme wind conditions from Thursday have eased somewhat, but a breezy day is still on tap across the KVOE listening area. Wind gusts went above 50 mph at the Emporia and Eureka airports and stay...

Fifth District Court Administrator Ruth Wheeler has been reappointed to serve on the state's Access to Justice Committee. The Kansas Supreme Court announced Wheeler's re-appointment to a four-year ter...

Emporia State University and Newman Regional Health are enhancing an existing partnership with a new program beginning next year. The Summer Experience for students in Emporia State's pre-med fellowsh...

A preliminary hearing is coming next month for the Oklahoma man accused of trying to steal fuel from a state vehicle before leading a chase in and around Emporia early this week. Jerry Ray Brown, 43, ...

Gusty winds have been in place virtually all day Thursday. They will continue overnight. Wind advisories for all area counties have been extended and now end at 7 am Friday. Overnight winds will be st...