Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Osage County teen listed as missing
Osage County authorities are looking for a missing teenager. Hannah Qualls was first reported missing last Tuesday, according to Kansas Missing and Unsolved. Qualls is a 16-year-old white female. She'...
Aug 08, 2021 Hannah Qualls. Kansas Missing and Unsolved photo.
Art Inspired by Hope brings 20 artists to Granada
Beacon for Hope Director Melissa Owen is quite pleased with how the Art Inspired by Hope event transpired Friday. The art show took place inside the Granada Theatre as part of the August First Friday ...
Aug 08, 2021 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Heat advisories extended for all area counties
Hot, steamy weather is now in place through at least Wednesday. The National Weather Service has extended heat advisories in place for the KVOE listening area. Lyon County and most surrounding countie...
Aug 08, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: US may have passed 50 percent full vaccination, but no area county is in that neighborhood
As the United States passes 50 percent of its total population fully vaccinated for coronavirus, no area county is close to that mark. Recent data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...
Aug 07, 2021 Kansas Department of Health and Environment graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Schools tentatively setting protocols while eyeing potential last-minute changes
Lyon County schools are preparing for possibly rapid changes in guidance from the state or federal government as the COVID-19 pandemic picks up speed again. School administrators were part of separate...
Aug 07, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
KBI crime report indicates nearly 10-percent increase in violent crime across Kansas
Violent crime was up across Kansas from 2019 to 2020. The 2020 Kansas Crime Index Report shows violent crime was up almost 10 percent year-to-year, with nearly 14,000 violent crimes -- including murde...
Aug 07, 2021 Kansas Bureau of Investigation photo.
Invasive crayfish investigation yields results faster than expected
If you've seen a Rusty Crayfish at a Kansas lake, the Department of Wildlife and Parks wants to know about it. Rusty Crayfish have large, black-tipped claws and rust-colored spots on the upper shell. ...
Aug 07, 2021 The invasive Rusty Crayfish was recently discovered at McPherson State Fishing Lake. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks photo.
KDOL notes lower initial jobless claims through July
Initial unemployment claims trended slightly lower in Kansas as July continued, according to the Kansas Department of Labor. The department recorded 1,524 initial claims for the week ending July 31, d...
Aug 07, 2021 Kansas Department of Labor graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Biden administration extends relief for student loan repayments
(ABC News) The Biden administration has announced it is extending pandemic relief for student loan repayments, interest and collections through January 31, 2022, referring to it as the "final" extensi...
Aug 07, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Hit-and-run, kidnapping suspects arrested by Emporia Police
Emporia Police have arrested two women in connection with an alleged hit-and-run incident involving a kidnapping early this week. Analysa Tamez, 26, and Mariah Lopez, 27, both of Emporia, were arreste...
Aug 06, 2021 Mariah Lopez (left), Analysa Tamez. Lyon County Jail photos.
