Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Colyer ends bid for governor's chair after cancer diagnosis
Jeff Colyer served Kansas as governor for almost a full year when Sam Brownback became an ambassador in the Trump administration. His bid for a full term has now ended. On Monday, Colyer announced he ...
Aug 30, 2021 Shown with 17th District Senator Jeff Longbine (left) and 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber (center), both of Emporia, Jeff Colyer appears in Emporia shortly after assuming the governor's seat in early 2018. Colyer ended his run for a full term as governor after a recent cancer diagnosis. KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Vaccinations, testing available at Kansas Turnpike's Matfield Green service exit this week
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has three days of COVID-19 vaccinations and testing available for Kansas Turnpike travelers this week. From Wednesday to Friday, KDHE staffers will be a...
Aug 30, 2021 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Relay for Life shifts to drive-thru luminaria ceremony; survivor's dinner canceled
For the second straight year, coronavirus has altered the game plan for the Relay for Life of the Flint Hills. The main event will be compressed, according to organizer Monica Schmidt on KVOE's Newsma...
Aug 30, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health says new COVID-19 County Rankings demonstrate need for more testing
Overall, Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern is pleased with a new data release tool implemented last week by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. O...
Aug 29, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Newman Physical Therapy director says patients, staff will enjoy new 'custom-designed space'
Newman Physical Therapy is settling into its new home on the hospital's campus. The therapy department is moving into the one-time emergency department space, but Director David Crotts says it's a cus...
Aug 29, 2021 Newman Therapy Services now occupies the hospital's former emergency room space in the southeast corner of the hospital campus. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Registrations underway for Newman Regional Health's 'Stepping On' fall prevention program
Newman Regional Health is taking registrations for its Stepping On program for older residents. During a recent interview on KVOE's Morning Show, Trauma Program Coordinator Alexa Parks said the number...
Aug 29, 2021 Newman Regional Health graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Marshall pushing for full, immediate authorization for booster shots benefiting seniors
Kansas US Senator Roger Marshall is calling on the Biden administration to make COVID-19 booster shots available for all seniors -- and to do so immediately. The current plan is to make the vaccines a...
Aug 29, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Kansas' travel quarantine list removes Louisiana, adds three countries
The latest update to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's travel quarantine list removes the state of Louisiana and two countries while adding three countries. Besides Louisiana, Fiji and...
Aug 29, 2021 Kansas Department of Health and Environment logo.
'Bucks for Buckles' coming to Emporia, two area towns
Emporia is among three area communities and almost 50 cities and towns statewide taking part in the annual "Bucks for Buckles" travel safety campaign. The campaign involves the Kansas Department of Tr...
Aug 29, 2021 Kansas Department of Transportation graphic.
Wichita man hurt in Friday night crash outside Lebo
A Wichita man was brought to Emporia for medical treatment after a wreck on Interstate 35 west of Lebo on Friday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 48-year-old Mai Brang was southbound about three ...
Aug 29, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
