Author Archives: Chuck Samples

From assessment data to insurance fringe payments to COVID-19-related employee stipends, there was a lot to digest at Wednesday's meeting of the USD 253 Emporia school board. At the end of the meeting...

Over a week after four people were arrested outside Emporia following a pursuit out of Butler County, details are still pending about the incident. Notably, the Butler County Sheriff's Office has not ...

Curtis Simons is retiring, but not until the end of the school year. Simons' upcoming retirement was approved by the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education as part of its regular meeting consent agenda We...

One of two Hartford residents accused of animal cruelty accepted a plea agreement in his case, while a separate but related agreement is under review for his wife and could be resolved next month. Dur...

An issue with a lawn mower apparently triggered a destructive garage fire in Hartford on Wednesday. Hartford-Neosho Rapids Fire Chief Greg Zumbrunn says the fire developed at 518 East Grand. Fire had ...

A new component to the Emporia State University School of Business will be officially unveiled Thursday. The Bobbi and Steve Sauder Center for Entrepreneurial Development will have a ribbon-cutting ce...

There is now a reward posted after a hit-and-run incident in eastern Emporia earlier this week. Lyon County Crime Stoppers has issued a reward of up to $1,000 after an SUV was apparently involved in a...

Lyon County commissioners have infrastructure matters as their focus for the weekly action meeting Thursday. Commissioners will discuss bids for a bridge deck replacement on Road Z near the APAC-Shear...

The Emporia Economic Outlook Conference is coming soon. The event will be Friday at the Flint Hills Technical College main campus, 3301 West 18th. As has been the case for years, attendees will get an...

Before Plumb Place is officially listed for sale, it will host a paranormal investigation. The Plumb Place Steering Committee and Flint Hills Paranormal have scheduled what they call "Farewell to the ...