Author Archives: Chuck Samples
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health eagerly awaiting vaccination option for children ages 5-11
With Pfizer formally asking for emergency use authorization to vaccinate children as young as age 5 against coronavirus recently, Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Mil...
Oct 09, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo.
EDP Renewables celebrates fifth anniversary of Waverly Wind Farm
Five years after its construction, the nation's fourth-largest producer of wind energy is more than pleased with the impact of the Waverly Wind Farm and its future role in the network. EDP Renewables ...
Oct 09, 2021 EDP Renewables photo.
Expert witness in Bill Cosby sex assault trials to speak at Emporia State on Monday
A noted expert witness in one of the more widely-watched criminal cases of the past decade will be in Emporia on Monday Dr. Timothy Rohrig, a forensic toxicologist, will offer his thoughts on the fiel...
Oct 09, 2021 Emporia State University photo.
Record heat possible, very high fire danger likely areawide Saturday; occasional heavy rain possible at times next week
Summertime heat is coming to the KVOE listening area to start the weekend. In fact, Emporia could see a record high temperature for Oct. 9. The current forecast calls for a high of 94, above the 92 de...
Oct 08, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Mann concerned with federal overreach on COVID-19 response, federal spending
Kansas Congressman Tracey Mann has been a busy lawmaker. Mann has been taking a tour of manufacturing companies across his First Congressional District, which took him to Emporia on Thursday. He tells...
Oct 08, 2021 Kansas Congressman Tracey Mann. Official photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Word on additional booster options could be coming soon
If you're interested in a COVID-19 booster dose, currently you have just one option. That could change soon. Right now, Pfizer is the only approved vaccination for booster doses. Lyon County Public He...
Oct 08, 2021 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
Hometown Pie company owner floored by ongoing success in Coolest Thing Made in Kansas contest
To say that Hometown Pie Company owner Wanda Chaffin is surprised at her company's success in the Coolest Thing Made in Kansas competition would be an understatement. Chaffin says Hometown Pie Company...
Oct 08, 2021 Hometown Pie company logo.
Newman Regional Health to mark pregnancy, infant loss with first Wave of Light ceremony
Next week, Newman Regional Health is holding a special remembrance ceremony and it wants community members to take part. In honor of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, the hospital wi...
Oct 08, 2021 Newman Regional Health graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Alaska, two countries added to travel quarantine list
One state and two countries have been added to the state's COVID-19 travel quarantine list. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment added Alaska, Bermuda and New Caledonia to its list Thursday...
Oct 08, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo.
Farewell reception announced for Allison and Chip Garrett
Members of the Emporia State University family and area residents are encouraged to wish President Allison Garrett and her husband, Chip, well as they move to Oklahoma soon. Emporia State has set up a...
Oct 07, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
