Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Chase County Fair poised for a big centennial celebration
As the 100th annual Chase County Fair draws closer, organizers and participants alike are ready for the big celebration at Swope Park in Cottonwood Falls. The 2021 fair marks an opportunity to get bac...
Jul 20, 2021 The 100th Annual Chase County Fair is poised for an exciting return. Photo courtesy of Chase County Fair Facebook
Overwhelming majority of Lyon County taxing entities to exceed revenue-neutral rate
Almost every taxing entity in Lyon County is filing a notice of intent to exceed the state's revenue-neutral rate. USD 252 Southern Lyon County is on that list. Superintendent Mike Argabright says the...
Jul 20, 2021 USD 252 Southern Lyon County photo.
Kansans Can Success Tour coming to Emporia, Burlington, Eureka
State education officials will start criscrossing Kansas later this month for a series of community conversations on education redesign. The Kansans Can Success Tour begins July 26 and continues throu...
Jul 20, 2021 Kansas State Department of Education graphic.
Food commodity giveaway coming Wednesday through Salvation Army
The Salvation Army of Emporia has its latest food commodity distribution effort Wednesday. Government food boxes will be available outside the Salvation Army Annex, 209 West Fourth, from 1:30 to 3:30 ...
Jul 20, 2021 Salvation Army logo.
Part of West Sixth closed for chip seal process
One street in west Emporia is closed through the rest of Tuesday. The Lyon County Emergency Communications Center says West Sixth is shut down between West Highway 50 and Industrial Road. Chip seal is...
Jul 20, 2021 Courtesy graphic
Personnel matters to highlight special FHTC board meeting
The Flint Hills Technical College Board of Trustees has scheduled a special meeting this week. The board will meet at 7:30 am Thursday via Zoom. The board will have an executive session on personnel m...
Jul 20, 2021 Flint Hills Technical College photo.
CORONAVIRUS: American Academy of Pediatrics recommends mask use by everybody in schools, regardless of vaccination status
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for in-person learning for the upcoming school year, but it also says at least one other COVID-19 mitigation policy should return. The AAP is recommending...
Jul 20, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Work concluding on West 30th Avenue renovations
The labor-intensive work on West 30th Avenue is largely complete. Emporia City Engineer Jim Ubert tells KVOE News the contractor is currently pouring driveways, finishing curb and gutter work and wrap...
Jul 19, 2021 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
June home sales up; median stay on market for Emporia homes is now three days
Home sales rose in Emporia when compared to June of last year. The Sunflower Association of Realtors says Emporia's home sales rose by nearly 14 percent, with 58 homes sold last month compared to 51 s...
Jul 19, 2021 Clipart Library graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health renews request for residents to help disease investigations by divulging close contacts
The rapid onset of community events earlier this spring triggered Lyon County Public Health to ask residents to help with COVID-19 disease investigations, in part by naming close contacts. The recent ...
Jul 19, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
