Author Archives: Chuck Samples

An Emporia man faces several charges of sexual misconduct after review by the Lyon County Attorney's Office. County Attorney Marc Goodman has charged 23-year-old Wyatt Samuel Bennett with four counts ...

Salvation Army Lt. Mylie Hadden says the agency is getting sought out repeatedly these days as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on. As Hadden gets acclimated to Emporia, she's noticing two main areas of ur...

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is now asking the Kansas Supreme Court to get involved in a Johnson County ruling that says part of the state's new emergency management law is unconstitutional. ...

The Greenwood County Health Department is asking residents who shopped at a bar and grill in Eureka to monitor for symptoms after a person was identified with COVID-19 recently. The Health Department ...

Nearly 15 years after Renewable Energy Group came to Emporia with a vision of a multi-source biodiesel facility, a demolition crew began tearing down the partially-constructed building. Demolition mar...

The Emporia Rescue Mission is encouraging residents to check out its new location. The Rescue Mission has an open house planned from 4-6 pm Thursday at the former Amend Girl Scout Center, 1236 East 12...

Tyson Foods is now mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for its entire workforce. Tyson announced Tuesday it needs all team members at its US office locations to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1. All other te...

The Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund's #VaxToNormal campaign is just over a month away from concluding, and two big announcements about the campaign were made on KVOE's Morning Show on Tuesda...

Starting August 4, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will launch an application portal intended to allow borrowers with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $150,000 or less through p...

Emporia Police are searching for two females as they investigate a hit-and-run incident that apparently includes a kidnapping. Capt. Ray Mattas says the two suspects hit a cyclist at a currently unlis...