Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Lyon County deputies have announced the raw data from their recent traffic enforcement campaign. Deputies were among a host of law enforcement agencies involved in the latest version of "You Drink, Yo...

Investigations are underway after three injury crashes reported in Emporia from early evening to the early overnight hours. Emporia Fire and Emporia Police responded to all three wrecks. The first hap...

Crews from several fire departments and Lyon County deputies helped to put out a house fire late Tuesday night, but not before the home was destroyed. Lyon County Sgt. Zach Shafer says crews from Hart...

More fog-sealing work continues Wednesday in southeast Lyon County. The Highway Department says fog sealing will start at Hartford and move south, with this paving effort involving Y-5 south to Roads ...

"Art With a Promise" is underway to benefit Family Promise of the Flint Hills. The online auction involves artwork from nearly 20 local and area artists and comes as Family Promise has started lining ...

Over 230 years after it was approved, the US Constitution continues to guide America forward -- and Flint Hills Technical College will mark Constitution Day with several activities bracketing the upco...

One of two Hartford residents accused of animal cruelty after over a dozen dogs were reported in poor conditions earlier this year has his final pretrial hearing Thursday. Thomas Staggs will appear in...

For the second straight week, Coffey Health System did not have to transfer any COVID-19 patients to other hospitals for care. Last week, Coffey Health System called an average of four hospitals to tr...

Repairs have been completed on a small water line that failed outside Emporia's Bunge crush facility Tuesday. Public Works Director Dean Grant says a 3-inch line broke in the middle of the intersectio...

One person was taken to the hospital after a tractor crash near Americus on Monday evening. Americus Fire and Emporia first responders were called to the 2300 block of Road H, about two miles east of ...