Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Chase County man accused of having child porn in possession back in court Monday
A Cedar Point man accused of having child pornography in his possession has his arraignment hearing Monday. Leland Taylor, 71, will be in Chase County District Court for a hearing at 1:30 pm. Taylor i...
Sep 26, 2021 Leland Taylor. Chase County Jail photo.
Weather Service warns of high fire danger Sunday
Planning a controlled burn Sunday? You'd best hold off. The Kansas Grassland Fire Danger Index is in the extreme category for several area counties -- Lyon, Chase, Greenwood and Morris for Sunday. It'...
Sep 26, 2021 Kansas Grassland Fire Danger Index graphic.
Mechanic Street underpass closing this week as progress continues on Commercial, Sixth Avenue paving project
Expect the Mechanic Street underpass to be closed for a while, starting this week. Monday is when the underpass should close to traffic as Burlington Northern Santa Fe's contractor begins work on repa...
Sep 26, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Burlington man suffers potentially serious injuries in Kansas City-area motorcycle wreck
A Burlington man was hospitalized in a Kansas City suburb after a motorcycle crash Saturday evening. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Maxx Serl was eastbound on Kansas Highway 10 when he cra...
Sep 26, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Fire working on small grass fire involving tractor, utility line
Emporia Fire are working to douse a small grass fire near the east edge of town. Firefighters were called out to the 2100 block of US Highway 50, or between Interstate 35's East Sixth Avenue on the ea...
Sep 24, 2021 Evergy map.
CORONAVIRUS: Residents urged to take advantage of COVID, flu vaccinations
Local health officials are hoping residents take advantage of vaccine availability as we get deeper into fall. COVID-19 vaccines have been readily available for people over the age of 12 for several m...
Sep 24, 2021 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
Council Grove recreational league football coach, Morris County board member summoned to court after alleged practice incident involving 11-year-old player
A Council Grove recreational league football coach and Morris County school board member is in hot water after allegedly assaulting one of his football players. Adam Dirks was summoned to court on sus...
Sep 24, 2021 Kansas Bureau of Investigation photo.
From flooding to reservoir storage, uranium spread to agency overlap, Kansas House Water Committee working to streamline policies
Ron Highland has been working all year long on streamlining the state's policy on water use matters. The 51st District House representative from Wamego has chaired the chamber's Water Committee this y...
Sep 24, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Small grass fire handled south of Olpe
Olpe Fire handled a grass fire that developed Thursday afternoon. Olpe and Emporia fire crews responded to 445 Road K shortly after 1:30 pm. The fire developed near a tree line and apparently rekindle...
Sep 24, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia man arrested on suspicion of multiple charges including criminal threat following separate incidents in Emporia
An Emporia man has been arrested in relation to two separate incidents that allegedly occurred over the past week. 20-year-old Ray Anthony Kolee Henderson Lenox of Emporia was apprehended in the 1100 ...
Sep 23, 2021 Ray Anthony Kolee Henderson-Lenox. Lyon County Jail photo.
