Author Archives: Chuck Samples
CORONAVIRUS: USD 253 student positives down slightly, test-to-learn students well above prior week's numbers
COVID-19 traffic in Emporia Public Schools showed some positive signs last week. At USD 253 Emporia, the district reported 18 new student positives, down slightly from the 22 logged for Sept. 3-9. nea...
Sep 19, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Hearings continue for Hartford couple accused of animal cruelty
Court proceedings continue for the Hartford couple accused of harboring dogs in unsafe conditions earlier this year. Rhonda Staggs has a pretrial hearing at 8:30 am Monday. Her husband, Thomas Staggs,...
Sep 19, 2021 Rhonda Staggs (left), Thomas Staggs. Lyon County Jail photos
Rec Commission to look at part-time wage scales at Monday meeting
The Emporia Recreation Commission Board of Directors has its monthly meeting Monday. Board members could approve wage scales for part-time employees as well as an update on public comment policy and b...
Sep 19, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Highway Patrol: Driver flees on foot after crash, transferred to Topeka hospital after initial treatment
Formal charges are pending after a crash northeast of Emporia led to an alleged foot chase Saturday. The crash happened at Kansas Turnpike mile marker 137 southbound, or about 10 miles northeast of Em...
Sep 18, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: New and active cases both up Friday for Lyon County; pending death added
New and active coronavirus cases both increased in Lyon County Public Health's latest report Friday. Public Health announced 28 new cases Friday, more than 24 combined for the reports Monday and Wedne...
Sep 17, 2021 Lyon County Public Health Image.
Defense motion on mental disease or defect in Devawn Mitchell murder case likely pushes trial to 2022
Trial for Devawn Mitchell in the automobile death of Steve Henry will almost certainly take place next year after a motions hearing Friday. Mitchell's attorney, Rick Meier, filed a motion for mental d...
Sep 17, 2021 Devawn Mitchell. Kansas Department of Corrections photos.
A hero's welcome home: After procession brings Private Glenn White to Emporia, attention turns to Saturday's burial ceremony
Marine Corps Private First Class Glenn White is home. The 19-year-old soldier, killed during the later stages of World War II, was returned to Emporia via a law enforcement and American Legion Riders ...
Sep 17, 2021 A Marine detail lifts Private Glenn White to Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home on Friday. White will be buried at Memorial Lawn Cemetery with Marine Corps honors Saturday. Roberts-Blue-Barnett photo.
Early process of repaving project moving at good clip on Commercial Street
Progress continues on downtown Emporia's repaving project. Crews milled down Commercial Street's prior pavement Monday through Thursday. Friday saw those crews begin the overlay process. Work is movin...
Sep 17, 2021 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
History Flight plays key role in finding Marine Corps Private Glenn White
Among those attending Saturday's burial ceremony for US Marine Corps Private Glenn White will be representatives of History Flight. The non-profit group is dedicated to finding, identifying and bringi...
Sep 17, 2021 Jordan Windish (left) has been on Betio Island the past several years as part of History Flight's effort to find and identify US soldiers killed in combat including Emporia soldier Glenn White. History Flight photo.
Brunner takes the wheel as LCAT's new director
Shane Brunner is getting adjusted to his new role as director of Lyon County Area Transportation. Brunner replaces District Court Trustee Mike Halleran after serving three years as LCAT's finance offi...
Sep 17, 2021 Shane Brunner. KVOE News photo.
