Author Archives: Chuck Samples

If you were hoping to attend the "Farewell to the Spirits of Plumb Place" event this weekend and haven't reached out for your ticket, well, the spirits didn't move you fast enough. Saturday's paranorm...

The Kansas Attorney General's Office and Drug Enforcement Agency have a drug take-back day this weekend, but there will not be a formal event in Emporia this time around. Local law enforcement agencie...

There was another increase in Lyon County's coronavirus numbers Wednesday, but the increase wasn't to the level of Monday's report or any since early October. Lyon County Public Health reported 18 new...

Increases in oil prices worldwide have, unfortunately, translated to local gas pumps. Emporia gas prices had been holding between $2.89 and $2.95 a gallon for months, but local gas prices started goin...

The Kansas Leadership Center has announced its Leadership Transformation Grant recipients, and an Emporia-based organization is among the new groups on the list. CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness is ...

Emporia Fire helped to put out a combine fire that developed just south of Emporia on Tuesday evening. Firefighters were called out to the 1400 block of Road J, about a mile south of town, after fire ...

One supporting charge is getting dropped, but the attempted murder case against Emporian Ronald W Schemm is moving forward. During a preliminary hearing last week, prosecutors said they would dismiss ...

Homecoming is almost here for Emporia State University. Homecoming officially begins Thursday, and Alumni Association Programs Coordinator Tiffany Wilson tells KVOE News it's exciting -- and a relief ...

Downtown development, water and street system improvements, a runway extension and more could all be addressed during a lengthy agenda for Emporia city commissioners Wednesday evening. Downtown develo...

The latest event on the calendar to benefit the United Way of the Flint Hills takes place Wednesday. The annual Small Business Blitz will have teams of volunteers collecting donations from different b...