Author Archives: Chuck Samples
RDA board to discuss REG site closure, Fanestil move
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors has two main items on the agenda for its monthly meeting Friday. Board members will get an update on site closure and dem...
Jul 15, 2021 Left unfinished for years, the Renewable Energy Group plant in southeast Emporia is approaching final closure. KVOE News file photo.
Former chief building official for Emporia Russ Schoenberger passes away
Former Emporia Planning and Zoning Coordinator Russell Schoenberger passed away this past weekend at age 88. Born in Ellis, Schoenberger joined the US Army during the Korean War and worked for Bendix ...
Jul 15, 2021 Russell Schoenberger. Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home photo.
Former Emporia city manager Steve Commons retires from city government after 15 years in Edmond, Oklahoma
Former Emporia city manager Steve Commons has officially retired from city government. Commons was part of Emporia city government from 1986 to 2006, when he took an assistant city manager position in...
Jul 15, 2021 Steve Commons. City of Edmond, Oklahoma, photo
WEATHER: Flood watch updated for portions of KVOE listening area
The entire KVOE listening area remains in flash flood watches at this time. The National Weather Service has updated the watch effecting Chase and Greenwood counties. The watch now goes until 10 am Fr...
Jul 15, 2021 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County sees jump in new, active cases
For months, Lyon County has enjoyed single-digit increases in new coronavirus cases with its reporting periods three times a week. That trend ended Wednesday. Lyon County Public Health added 21 new ca...
Jul 14, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Newman Regional Health hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for new Airbus
Newman Regional Health was able to showcase their new Airbus Wednesday in a partnership with Air Methods and its subsidiary LifeSafe 21. The relationship between Emporia and Air Methods initially star...
Jul 14, 2021 Special ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Airbus. Photo by Chuck Samples/KVOENews
Trio arrested after traffic stop allegedly leads to drugs
Two Emporians and a Topeka man have been arrested after a traffic stop allegedly turned into a drug bust. According to Emporia Police Sgt. Lisa Hayes, officers made a traffic stop around 2 pm Tuesday ...
Jul 14, 2021 Sheldon Davis (left), Amber Burch. Lyon County Jail photos.
Emporia Police arrests two juveniles after alleged break-in attempt at convenience store
Two juveniles have been arrested after an alleged break-in attempt at an Emporia convenience store. Emporia Police Sgt. Lisa Hayes says the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center received an alar...
Jul 14, 2021 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Lyon County Commission meeting Thursday
Lyon County commissioners will hold a meeting Thursday with several key items to discuss. Along with three executive sessions, plans for the 2022 budget will receive attention. Later on, they will rev...
Jul 14, 2021 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Special ribbon-cutting ceremony to feature Newman Regional Health's new medical helicopter
Newman Regional Health will have a unique ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday morning. The hospital will be the site of a ceremony for the new LifeSave 21 Airbus AS350/H125 medical transport helicopter....
Jul 14, 2021 LifeSave 21 crew members give a new helicopter a final wash before Wednesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony at Newman Regional Health. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
