Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Labor Day chase leads to arrest in Osage County
The Osage County Sheriff's Office says it has arrested a woman after a Labor Day law enforcement pursuit. Sheriff Chris Wells says a deputy tried to conduct a traffic stop at an unlisted location on K...
Sep 07, 2021 Samantha Dunbar. Osage County Jail photo.
Osage County deputies arrest two people on warrants, drug counts after suspicious activity report near Melvern Lake
Suspicious activity at an Osage County campground on Labor Day led to a pair of drug-related arrests. Wells says a deputy on patrol at Turkey Point Campground at Melvern Lake was told by a citizen of ...
Sep 07, 2021 Jessica Downs (left), Ryan Pinks. Osage County Jail photos.
USD 253 Emporia board to discuss budgets, COVID-19 strategies during Wednesday meeting
Budgets, COVID-19 response, construction and strategic planning are all on the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education meeting Wednesday night. Before the consent agenda, the board will have separate publi...
Sep 07, 2021 Mary Herbert Education Center. KVOE News file photo.
Online auction underway for Relay for Life of the Flint Hills
The last phase of fundraising for the upcoming Relay for Life of the Flint Hills is underway through an online auction. Organizer and spokesperson Monica Schmidt says the bidding process is simple, fa...
Sep 07, 2021 Relay for Life graphic.
Suspect in Wichita nightclub shooting was wanted on two felony warrants and couldn't legally have a firearm
Wichita Police now have announced a suspect in the deadly nightclub shooting from early Tuesday. Keshawn Maurice Dawson, age 23 of Wichita, is already wanted on two felony warrants in Sedgwick County ...
Sep 07, 2021 Keshawn Dawson. Wichita Police photo.
CORONAVIRUS: KDHE urging flu shots before October to avert issues with COVID, RSV, other illnesses
Last year, fears of a so-called "twindemic" involving COVID-19 and influenza didn't materialize, and health officials are asking residents to do what they can so there is no twindemic again this fall ...
Sep 06, 2021 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Federal jobless benefit programs ending
Labor Day is typically a time to relax, but a lot of Americans have extra stress this holiday because federal jobless benefit programs connected to the coronavirus pandemic are no more. All three of t...
Sep 06, 2021 Kansas Department of Labor graphic.
Rape suspect set for preliminary hearing Wednesday in Lyon County District Court
A man accused of rape has a preliminary hearing this week in Lyon County District Court. Jordan Dorsey, 26, is charged with 11 counts overall, including three counts of rape and single counts of aggra...
Sep 06, 2021 Jordan Dorsey. Lyon County Jail photo.
Coffey County begins research effort into new law enforcement, court, jail facility
Osage County isn't the only area county looking for a new law enforcement center and jail. If voters approve, Coffey County could build a new facility. Coffey County is now in the exploratory phase fo...
Sep 05, 2021 Coffey County logo.
UPDATE: Small fires in, near Emporia put out quickly with minimal damage, no injuries
A pair of small fires this weekend -- one in Emporia, one near town -- highlighted the need to have working fire extinguishers on hand. Emporia firefighters were called after the fact to a house fire ...
Sep 05, 2021 Emporia Fire crews investigate after a small fire developed at 408 Neosho on Sunday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
