Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Lyon County jury finds man guilty of rape
A jury in Lyon County District Court has rendered a guilty verdict in an Emporia rape case. On Tuesday, the jury convicted 33-year-old William Nunez on one count of rape. Nunez had been accused of hav...
Sep 27, 2021 William Nunez. Lyon County Jail photo.
Lyon County Highway Department closes Road 225 bridge between F-5 and G-5 effective immediately
A bridge near Americus is closed effective immediately. The Highway Department has closed Road 225 between Road F-5, about two miles south of Americus, and G-5. Lyon County Engineer Chip Woods says th...
Sep 27, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
David Traylor Zoo involved in monarch butterfly tagging effort
Monarch butterflies are in full migration mode, and the David Traylor Zoo is helping the national tracking effort as the butterflies head south to Mexico. Director Lisa Keith says butterflies are impo...
Sep 27, 2021 David Traylor Zoo staff and volunteers have been tagging monarch butterflies the past several days. Lisa Keith/David Traylor Zoo.
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Senior Center staffer tests positive; facility closed until at least Oct. 12
The Emporia Senior Center is officially closed for at least two weeks. Director Ian Boyd made the announcement Monday, saying an employee tested positive recently for coronavirus. This means all staff...
Sep 27, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Sex misconduct suspect set for arraignment hearing in Lyon County District Court this week
A man accused in Lyon County District Court of sexually exploiting a child has a pretrial and arraignment hearing this week. Wyatt Bennett will be in court at 2 pm Tuesday. Potential trial dates could...
Sep 27, 2021 Wyatt Bennett. Lyon County Jail photo.
Cause not yet determined for fire that destroyed cooler trailers near Emporia
Firefighters from two area departments spent over two hours putting out a structure fire northeast of Emporia late Sunday afternoon. Area firefighters had a busy Sunday afternoon in hot, dry and breez...
Sep 26, 2021 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Initial grass fire report leads to trio of small fires east of Emporia
A report of a grass fire on Interstate 35 east of Emporia led to the discovery of three fires instead. Firefighters from Lyon County District 4 -- Emporia's rural fire unit -- as well as Hartford-Neos...
Sep 26, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: No push expected to revisit mask or social distance mandates despite ongoing caseload increases
COVID fatigue has been in place for months, if not well over a year in many respects, but Lyon County Public Health Incident Commander Renee Hively is asking residents to use all COVID-19 mitigation p...
Sep 26, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Once St. Mary's Hospital, Emporia's Hillcrest Apartments now on the market
A significant part of Emporia's medical history is up for sale. The Hillcrest Apartments at 400 West 15th is now on the market. The better-than 70,000 square-foot building currently has 34 apartment u...
Sep 26, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
As Emporia State is in hunt for new leader, FHTC president sees opportunity for continued collaboration
With Flint Hills Technical College having a new leader and Emporia State University in transition towards a new president, what's next for higher education in Emporia? According to FHTC President Caro...
Sep 26, 2021 Left: Allison Garrett (Emporia State University photo). Right: Caron Daugherty (Flint Hills Technical College photo).
