Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Plumb Place Steering Committee outlines qualifications for new board members
As the Plumb Place property moves towards a potential auction, the steering committee in charge of recommendations for its future has announced the desired qualifications for the new Board of Director...
Jul 21, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Kansas Attorney General plans to get involved in KCC hearings on extreme energy costs from February
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says he is asking to intervene in upcoming rate hearings as the investigation continues into abnormal price spikes due to brutal cold conditions in February. Schm...
Jul 21, 2021 Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Official photo.
USD 252 announces special meeting
After having a regular meeting Monday evening, the USD 252 Southern Lyon County Board of Education now has a special meeting planned for Friday morning. The board has one agenda item: moving the budge...
Jul 21, 2021 USD 252 Southern Lyon County logo.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 13 new cases as active cases increase to 36
For the third time in the last four reporting periods, Lyon County's COVID-19 caseload increased by double digits. Lyon County Public Health announced 13 new cases in its report Wednesday, following 1...
Jul 21, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Ninety percent of Lyon County's taxing entities file intent to go above revenue-neutral
Not every taxing entity in Lyon County decided to go above revenue-neutral for their 2022 budgets, but it was close. Lyon County Clerk Tammy Vopat says 35 of the county's 39 taxing districts filed not...
Jul 21, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: USD 253 planning -- for now -- to maintain summer protocols once school begins next month
For now, USD 253 Emporia Public Schools plans to maintain its current plan for COVID-19 mitigation protocols. Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder says the summer activity plan is set to transition ...
Jul 21, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Rescheduled appeal hearing on child sex misconduct conviction set for Friday
A rescheduled hearing is tentatively planned for Friday afternoon in the case of a Lyon County man appealing his conviction on a child sex misconduct charge from five years ago. The hearing is at 3:30...
Jul 21, 2021 Joe Louis Stewart. Kansas Department of Corrections graphic.
Antetokounpo powers Bucks to first NBA title in 50 years
Giannis Antetokounpo scored 50 points, added 14 rebounds and blocked five shots in a legendary performance that gave the Milwaukee Bucks their first NBA title in five decades. The Bucks defeated the P...
Jul 21, 2021 NBA logo.
Council Grove man arrested in Topeka on Lyon County warrant, alleged drug and firearm possession
A Council Grove man with a Lyon County warrant was arrested Monday night in Topeka. Shawnee County Sheriff Brian Hill says a deputy conducted a traffic stop and discovered the methamphetamine distribu...
Jul 20, 2021 Richard Primera. Shawnee County Sheriff's Office photo.
State announces funding for US-50 work in Emporia, US-56 project in Council Grove
The state of Kansas will help pay for a major street resurfacing project in Emporia later this decade. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Tuesday announced Emporia is receiving $300,000 in fiscal 2024 to ...
Jul 20, 2021
