Author Archives: Chuck Samples
A fateful day remembered: Area residents pause to reflect on 20th anniversary of 9-11 terror attacks
"Honor and remember." "Never forget." Area residents had several opportunities to pause and reflect on the Sept. 11 terror attacks 20 years ago as well as their ongoing impact on our society and cultu...
Sep 11, 2021 Weston Sanders rings the KVOE 9-11 memorial Bell during the Great American Market on Saturday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
More details divulged about upcoming repatriation of Marine Corps Private Glenn White
More details have been announced about the upcoming repatriation of Marine Private First Class Glenn White, whose remains were positively identified earlier this summer after he was killed during comb...
Sep 11, 2021 Glenn White. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency photo.
One dead after two SUVs collide near Lyndon
A Vassar woman is dead after a wreck involving two SUVs just north of Lyndon on Friday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash on Kansas Highwa 268 west of South Berryton Road happened at 12:40 pm. ...
Sep 10, 2021 Osage County Sheriff's Office graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: #VaxToNormal campaign's incentive half ends with 'super grand prize' drawing
The incentive half of the #VaxToNormal campaign is over. The incentive half, part of a two-pronged effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations across the area, concluded with what organizers called the "...
Sep 10, 2021 The Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund's #VaxToNormal campaign reached a milestone with Friday's "super grand prize" drawing. Pictured are (from left): JD Lohmeyer, Emporia Main Street Director Casey Woods, United Way of the Flint Hills Community Impact Manager Hannah Crowl, PrairieLand Partners John Deere General Manager Nik Roth, Emporia Main Street Events Coordinator Jessica Buchholz, Emporia Community Foundation board member Kay Lauer and KVOE Promotions Director Erren Harter. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health announces 33 new cases; Newman Regional Health debuts hospital's COVID information
With Lyon County Public Health's COVID-19 data releases now back on schedule, new cases are in range with totals from the last several weeks. Public Health announced 33 new cases Friday, moving the ov...
Sep 10, 2021 Newman Regional Health graphic.
Great American Market to feature 150-plus vendors Saturday
Six blocks, a lot of cool stuff. That's how Emporia Main Street Director Casey Woods describes the Great American Market, which takes over much of downtown Emporia early Saturday. Woods previewed the ...
Sep 10, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Corner House set to celebrate rehabilitation process with Saturday's Recovery in the Park
Residents are encouraged to celebrate the recovery process with a special event organized by Corner House on Saturday. Recovery in the Park begins at 10:30 am at the Peter Pan Park arbor. Corner House...
Sep 10, 2021 Corner House logo.
Allen Veterans Fall Festival taking place all day Saturday
The Allen Veterans Fall Festival is coming Saturday, and there is literally something for just about everybody on the schedule. The activity list begins with a biscuits and gravy breakfast at the Amer...
Sep 10, 2021 Allen Veterans Fall Festival graphic.
Pioneer Bluffs holding outdoor concert Saturday
On the Pioneer Bluffs event schedule is a concert this weekend. Director Lynn Smith highlighted the performance on KVOE's Newmaker segment Friday. The concert will take place outside the Pioneer Bluff...
Sep 10, 2021 Musician Bryan Knowles is performing at Pioneer Bluffs on Saturday. Photo submitted by Pioneer Bluffs.
Hearings pushed to late September for suspects in Emporia hit-and-run, kidnapping incident
Preliminary hearings for two suspects in an Emporia hit-and-run and kidnapping case have been delayed. Hearings for Mariah Lopez and Analysa Tamez have been continued to Sept. 22. Both were allegedly ...
Sep 10, 2021 Mariah Lopez (left), Analysa Tamez. Lyon County Jail photos.
