Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Lyon County Commission to discuss bridge replacement project
Lyon County commissioners have infrastructure maters ahead for their weekly action meeting Thursday. Commissioners will discuss two matters related to an announcement earlier this month the county wil...
Sep 22, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Repairs complete following simultaneous water main breaks in Emporia Wednesday
Emporia Public Works Crews made quick work of a pair of water main breaks in separate locations early Wednesday. Simultaneous breaks occurred Wednesday morning near 18th and Wheeler and on Sonora Driv...
Sep 22, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
List of defendants to be tried as adults in Avila murder case increases to four
Four of the five defendants in the Jesus Avila murder case will be prosecuted as adults. During a hearing Tuesday, Jovan Pecina was certified as an adult, joining Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde, Andrew Gran...
Sep 21, 2021 Jovan Pecina. Lyon County Jail photo.
Drive-thru flu shot clinic returning to Flint Hills Community Health Center on Oct. 8
Flint Hills Community Health Center now has a drive-thru flu shot clinic on the calendar. The event is Oct. 8 from 7:30 am to 4 pm. Residents ages six months and up can get vaccinated. Marketing Manag...
Sep 21, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Eureka City Lake back to normal bacteria levels after heavy rainfall in early September apparently led to three children infected with E. coli
Bacteria levels are back to normal levels at Eureka City Lake, but the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is asking people across the state to be mindful of water safety after three children ...
Sep 21, 2021 Scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli.
Crash in Chatauqua County kills Americus semi driver
An Americus man was killed in a traffic crash in Chatauqua County on Monday. Richard Wilson was driving a semi southbound on Kansas Highway 99 when the truck went off the highway in a construction zon...
Sep 21, 2021 Google Maps image.
Hartford woman set for plea hearing as animal cruelty case continues
Hearings continue for one of two Hartford residents accused of animal cruelty in a case that came to light earlier this year. Near the end of a pretrial hearing Monday in Lyon County District Court, R...
Sep 21, 2021 Rhonda Staggs. Lyon County Jail photo.
Construction work underway on Sixth Avenue near downtown Emporia; Mechanic Street underpass to be closed next week for separate project
Traffic in and around downtown Emporia is getting more constricted due to construction. Repaving work continues on Commercial Street, or Kansas Highway 99, between 12th and the Burlington Northern San...
Sep 21, 2021 With Commercial Street seeing repaving work for over a week, Sixth Avenue is now in the early work process as part of the same overall project. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Threat at Emporia High deemed 'not credible' by officers
Emporia Police investigated a reported threat at Emporia High on Monday. Police Capt. Ray Mattas says officers were called to investigate, ultimately finding the threat was "not credible." Mattas says...
Sep 20, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Early morning crash sends six to three hospitals in Emporia, Topeka and Wichita Monday
Six people were taken to three different hospitals following an early morning crash on Interstate 35 in western Coffey County Monday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at mile...
Sep 20, 2021 Authorities block traffic on Interstate 35 in both directions after a crash Monday morning. Mark Schnakenberg photo.
