Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Swathers involved in grass fires near Emporia Municipal Airport, Reading on Sunday
Area fire departments were busy tamping down grass fires Sunday. Reading, Allen-Admire and Miller units went to Roads 240 and V outside Reading after a fire developed involving a swather and grass aro...
Aug 01, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Haze inside Emporia Domino's linked to HVAC issue
Emporia Fire's investigation into a reported structure fire Sunday morning led to a conclusion totally unrelated to fire. Initially, smoke was reported as filling Domino's Pizza, 2326 Industrial, when...
Aug 01, 2021 An Emporia Fire team enters Domino's after smoke was reported inside the building. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Salina Police investigating alleged forgery case extending to Emporia
Salina Police are looking for a woman who allegedly used forged checks both in Salina and Emporia. Salina Police took the initial forgery report July 11. Officers say the early investigation connected...
Aug 01, 2021 Salina Police are looking for this woman in connection with alleged forged checks used in Salina and Emporia. Salina Police screenshot.
CORONAVIRUS: As work continues to battle mitigation hesitancy, hospital beds are filling up region-wide
Better than 16 months after the COVID-19 pandemic came to Lyon County, health officials are continuing to battle mitigation hesitancy. That was one of the topics that came up during the Newman Regiona...
Aug 01, 2021 Newman Regional Health photo.
Emporia soldier killed during World War II accounted for, returning home for burial
An Emporia soldier killed during World War II will return for burial after he was officially accounted for by the federal government almost two months ago. The Defense Prisoners of War and Missing in ...
Aug 01, 2021 Glenn White. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency photo.
Emporia's street reconditioning process takes new approach
Work to recondition a number of Emporia city streets will take the next step later this month. You may have already seen the streets that will be reconditioned without realizing it. These are the stre...
Aug 01, 2021 The 10 block of East Ninth is among several streets in Emporia set for a new type of street reconditioning method. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Online enrollment ending soon for USD 253 Emporia
Parents who need to enroll their children at USD 253 Emporia for the upcoming school year have until the close of business Monday to use the online method. The district says parents can still use the ...
Aug 01, 2021 USD 253 Emporia graphic.
Renovated Abigail Morse Hall opens its doors for tours and ribbon-cutting
Saturday morning, hundreds of individuals, including ESU representatives and local community members, were in attendance for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony signifying the completion of renovatio...
Jul 31, 2021 ESU Residential Life Director Cass Coughlin is ready to open Morse Hall to ESU students for years to come. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOENews
CORONAVIRUS: Cases connected to Wabaunsee County Fair; CDC says delta variant as contagious as chickenpox
The Wabaunsee County Health Department says it is tracking several cases of coronavirus linked to the county's recently-completed fair. The Health Department is not announcing the number of cases, but...
Jul 30, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Double-digit caseload increase, one new death reported by Lyon County Public Health
COVID-19 numbers are up again in Lyon County. After 14 new cases were announced Wednesday, Lyon County Public Health noted 12 new cases Friday. Active cases went from 38 to 42. Public Health has now a...
Jul 30, 2021 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
