Author Archives: Chuck Samples
UPDATE: Road near Americus reopened following recent rainfall
The Lyon County Highway Department has reopened a roadway near Americus which was recently closed due to heavy rainfall. The Highway Department says Road 240 between D and E-5 is now back open to traf...
Oct 13, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Hometown Pie Company expects to add new equipment to meet increased demand after named winning Coolest Thing Made in Kansas honor
The proof isn't always in the pudding. Sometimes it's in the pie. Hometown Pie Company has been named as the Coolest Thing Made in Kansas to culminate the second annual contest through the Kansas Manu...
Oct 12, 2021 Hometown Pie Company won the Kansas Manufacturing Council's Coolest Thing Made in Kansas as announced Tuesday. Pictured are (left to right) Jennifer Wold, BKD CPAs & Advisors; Wanda Chaffain, Hometown Pie Company;Joe Phillips, Yoder Smokers; Kyle Bauer, ESPi Corp.; and Darrell Pulliam, representing Mpix
USD 253 Candidate Forum revolves around COVID-19 policy, teacher pay
With COVID-19 mitigation policies a key component of school board meetings the past 18 months, it was not surprising that COVID-19 response was one of the main topics in the first KVOE Candidate Forum...
Oct 12, 2021 Mike Crouch (from left), Paul Meinke, Lillian Lingenfelter. Courtesy photos.
Dogs brought to Emporia Animal Shelter on Tuesday for emergency intake after eviction mostly doing well
The nearly 15 dogs brought to the Emporia Animal Shelter under emergency conditions are faring well so far. Humane Society of the Flint Hills Director Stephanie Achille says the dogs are mostly good-t...
Oct 12, 2021 Dogs rescued Tuesday from a local eviction situation get used to their temporary surroundings at the Emporia Animal Shelter. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Brief heavy rain, severe weather possible early Wednesday
After anywhere from 2 to nearly 7.5 inches of rainfall in and around Lyon County late Sunday through early Monday, there's another chance of heavy rainfall early Wednesday -- along with a risk of seve...
Oct 12, 2021 National Weather Service graphic.
Lyon County home sales decline slightly from September 2020, but local market remains tight
Lyon County's home sales declined slightly on a year-to-date level from last year in the latest report from the Sunflower Association of Realtors. Sunflower says there were 37 home sales in September ...
Oct 12, 2021 Sunflower Association of Realtors graphic.
Two meetings ahead for Emporia City Commission on Wednesday
Emporia city commissioners will have two meetings Wednesday morning. Commissioners will start their time by resuming their action meeting from last Wednesday. The only order of business is to have a p...
Oct 12, 2021 Pictured from left to right: Emporia City Commissioners Jon Geitz, Susan Brinkman, Danny Giefer, Becky Smith and Rob Gilligan. KVOE News File Photo.
Preschool bids among business ahead for USD 251 North Lyon County
The USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education has a number of items on the agenda for its regular meeting Wednesday night. Board members will look at as many as four bids for its new preschool, whi...
Oct 12, 2021 USD 251 North Lyon County logo.
Kansas Gas offers way for disconnected customers to restore service
Kansas Gas customers that are behind on their bills to the point where their service has been disconnected have a chance to get service again. Kansas Gas says customers who have exhausted all standard...
Oct 12, 2021 Kansas Gas Service graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health announces five new cases, notable dip in active cases
After seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases to close out September and begin October, Lyon County Public Health reported one of the smaller new caseloads in several weeks Monday. Public Health only had fiv...
Oct 11, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
