Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Government commodity boxes available at Salvation Army on Wednesday
The Salvation Army of Emporia will be busy Wednesday afternoon. The agency has government commodity food boxes available from 1 pm until 2:30 pm, or until the boxes are all claimed. This will use a dr...
Oct 20, 2021 Salvation Army logo.
One person to NRH after Tuesday wreck at Emporia's Ninth and Neosho
Emporia Fire took one person to Newman Regional Health after a crash involving two vehicles Tuesday morning. A pickup and SUV collided at Ninth and Neosho around 7:50 am, with both vehicles ending up ...
Oct 19, 2021 Emporia Police begin investigating Tuesday morning's crash at Ninth and Neosho as Emporia Fire assesses the injury situation. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Minimal damage after reported semi fire near Emporia
No injuries were reported after an incident in east Emporia on Tuesday. Emporia Fire and local law enforcement went to the junction of Interstate 35 and East US Highway 50 for a reported semi fire aro...
Oct 19, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Defendants in alleged hit-and-run, kidnapping incident could learn options for trial dates Tuesday
Two defendants in a combination hit-and-run and kidnapping case are back in Lyon County District Court for a hearing Tuesday. Mariah Lopez and Analysa Tamez have pretrial hearings at 2 pm after waivin...
Oct 19, 2021 Mariah Lopez (left), Analysa Tamez. Lyon County Jail photos.
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health begins administering boosters, third doses; new rapid test options available for licensed daycares
Now that some COVID-19 third doses and booster shots have been granted emergency use authorization by the federal government, Newman Regional Health has started vaccinating those eligible for those ad...
Oct 19, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Injury crashes, semi fire keep Emporia firefighters and local law enforcement busy Tuesday
Emporia Fire and local law enforcement agencies have been dealing with overlapping emergency calls Tuesday morning. Shortly after 7:30 am, firefighters were dispatched to the junction of Interstate 35...
Oct 19, 2021 Emporia Fire and Emporia Police responded to Ninth and Neosho after a reported injury crash Tuesday morning. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Power to nearly 1,200 Evergy customers in and Emporia restored
Power has been restored to all Evergy customers offline since 10 am after a batch of outages unfolded in central, south and southeast Emporia. Close to 1,200 customers were impacted for almost two hou...
Oct 18, 2021 Evergy crews work to restore power following a rash of outages following a fire in the East Street Substation Monday morning. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Adoption process closer to reality for 14 dogs brought to Emporia Animal Shelter last week
When 14 shepherd-mix dogs started an emergency intake process at the Emporia Animal Shelter last week, there was really no word on when they could be adopted. Now, according to Humane Society of the F...
Oct 18, 2021 Farrah (left) and Tuck are among 14 shepherd-mix and other dogs brought to the Emporia Animal Shelter after an abandonment issue led to an emergency intake earlier this year, according to Humane Society of the Flint Hills Director Stephanie Achille. Humane Society of the Flint Hills photos.
In-office advance vote process begins at Lyon County Courthouse
With an offsite voting event now in the rear-view mirror, attention turns to the in-office advance voting period inside the Lyon County Courthouse. The process began Monday morning and continues 8 am ...
Oct 18, 2021 Kansas Secretary of State graphic.
USD 251 North Lyon County approves preschool bid; new facility to be ready for fall 2022
Preschool is a step closer to reality for USD 251 North Lyon County. The district's board recently approved a bid from Koehn Construction of Fredonia to build the facility. Superintendent Bob Blair sa...
Oct 18, 2021 USD 251 North Lyon County logo.
