Author Archives: Chuck Samples
September's First Friday Art Walk to feature creation of community mural
The September rendition of Emporia's First Friday Art Walk is coming -- well, Friday -- and there will be a special component to the event this time. Residents attending the Art Walk are encouraged to...
Sep 02, 2021 Emporia First Friday logo.
CORONAVIRUS: Veterans Affairs announces drive-thru options for COVID vaccine, drops walk-in flu shots
Area veterans are encouraged to get their COVID-19 vaccinations through upcoming drive-thru clinics starting next week. Spokesman Joseph Burks says the process will start Sept. 7 at the Topeka campus ...
Sep 02, 2021 US Department of Veterans Affairs graphic.
Low-end severe weather risk ahead for early, late Friday
Rainfall is in the offing through the start of the upcoming holiday weekend, and stronger storms can't be ruled out. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal risk for early Friday, notably for wind ...
Sep 02, 2021 National Weather Service graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health reaching out to over 50 hospitals on average for COVID transfers; patient traffic up 'significantly' at ExpressCare, emergency room
Newman Regional Health continues to work around the ongoing spike in COVID-19 patients over the last two months, but that patient increase is causing a lot of adjustments and it's straining operations...
Sep 02, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Police investigating recent threatening calls to local businesses, organizations; Maynard has short lockdown after phone threat
Emporia Police are investigating several threatening calls to local businesses and organizations. Capt. Ray Mattas says the department has received calls from an unspecified number of locations just s...
Sep 02, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Coffey Health System calling over 60 other hospitals, sending patients over 230 miles on average for transfers
As hospitals across Kansas battle the latest surge in COVID patients on one side and public reactions ranging from hesitancy to outright hostility on the other, they are increasingly using statistical...
Sep 02, 2021 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Governor announces Safer Classrooms Workgroup to slow COVID spread in Kansas schools
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is asking residents -- again -- to do what they can to stop coronavirus. To that end, the governor held a news conference at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita on Wednesday, ...
Sep 02, 2021 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly speaks during a news conference at Wichita's Wesley Medical Center on Wednesday. Wesley Medical Center screenshot.
CORONAVIRUS: Local lawmakers not surprised by Post Audit report on KDOL's benefit payment woes
State lawmakers representing Lyon County have expressed a lot of concerns about the Kansas Department of Labor's overall response to the coronavirus pandemic, notably when it comes to paying out unemp...
Sep 01, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia preparing for downtown pavement project as Street Rehab work continues
With Emporia's Street Rehab program possibly ending by late September, the city's Engineering Department is looking ahead to the next big project. City Engineer Jim Ubert says work on the Kansas Depar...
Sep 01, 2021 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Kansas Can Success Tour coming to Emporia
The Kansas Can Success Tour comes to Emporia on Wednesday evening. The tour will be at the Bowyer Community Building from 6-7:30 pm. The goal is to gather community input on education's direction in K...
Sep 01, 2021 Kansas State Department of Education graphic.
