Author Archives: Chuck Samples
CORONAVIRUS: New cases up, active cases down for Lyon County
Lyon County added 26 new coronavirus cases in the latest data update. Lyon County Public Health announced the increase, which pushes the county's overall total to 4,644 cases since the pandemic starte...
Aug 20, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: The Taste canceled, Welcome Back Block Party and Great American Market remain on schedule
Scratch another community event off the calendar. Emporia Main Street has reluctantly decided to cancel The Taste, which had been planned for Sept. 25. Main Street Director Casey Woods says the decisi...
Aug 20, 2021 Emporia Main Street graphic.
KDOT to start field surveys of two Turnpike Authority bridges set for replacement near Emporia
The Kansas Turnpike Authority is planning to replace to bridges under Kansas Highway 99, and the Kansas Department of Transportation is about to start a field survey for those bridges. KDOT spokespers...
Aug 20, 2021 Bridge locations marked in red are being considered for replacement by the Kansas Turnpike Authority. Kansas Department of Transportation map.
CORONAVIRUS: Federal unemployment benefits ending soon
Residents using federal unemployment benefits at any point since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year are getting a reminder that those programs are disappearing soon. Kansas Labor Secretary Amber Sh...
Aug 20, 2021 Kansas Department of Labor graphic.
Future of Lyon County's one-percent sales tax on the November ballot
Lyon County voters will have their say on the future of the countywide one-percent sales tax after County Commission action Thursday morning. Commissioners voted unanimously to put the tax extension o...
Aug 19, 2021 Kansas Secretary of State graphic.
Students and staff excited to begin school year at USD 253 Emporia
If kids across the KVOE listening area are excited to get back to school, the same can be said of their teachers and staff. Building principals joined the monthly KVOE Showcase this week to talk about...
Aug 19, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Move-in activities officially begin Friday at Emporia State
Classes begin at Emporia State University on Monday, and the official move-in process begins Friday for all residence halls on campus. The actual move-in process actually started this week as student ...
Aug 19, 2021 Emporia State University students will officially begin moving into residence halls, including Abigail Morse (pictured), on Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Chip-seal paving process continues outside Hartford
Road repaving continues west of Hartford. This week, the Lyon County Highway Department has been chip-sealing Road 130, also known as Gun Club Road, between Kansas Highway 99 and Hartford. That proces...
Aug 19, 2021 Lyon County Emergency Communications map.
Process begins to repave East 12th
Emporia's Street Rehab process is into the second and final phase before closing down for the year. Perhaps the most visible project on the list is repaving East 12th from Commercial all the way to Wh...
Aug 19, 2021 Crews start milling East 12th Avenue near Emporia State University as part of Emporia's Street Rehab project. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: Nursing home staff will have to vaccinate or facilities could lose federal funds
President Joe Biden is requiring nursing home staffers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or else their facilities may lose Medicare and Medicaid funding. Federal data indicates hundreds of thousands o...
Aug 19, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
