Author Archives: Chuck Samples
One injured after car apparently drives through West US Highway 50 roundabout
Emporia Fire took one person from the scene of a crash at the US Highway 50 roundabout early Sunday. The one-vehicle wreck was reported around 4:30 am. The cause of the wreck is unclear. Visual eviden...
Jul 04, 2021 Visual evidence indicates a car driver went through the US Highway 50 roundabout near Emporia's west city limits early Sunday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: Little to no activity for area counties
Once again, area counties have seen little to no movement in their coronavirus stats as relayed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. *Chase County added one total case, moving to 278. D...
Jul 02, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Help your pet enjoy the Fourth of July
Most pet-owners can relate to the stressed-out pets around the Fourth of July holiday as a result of the fireworks. Veterinarians are saying that there a simple steps to diagnosing when a pet is stres...
Jul 02, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Humane Society of the Flint Hills.
Emporia's fireworks show ready to go from ESU; complaints low heading into holiday weekend
Emporia's Fourth of July fireworks show is set for Sunday night. As has been the case for years, the Emporia State University campus will be the host site after the city decided against having firewor...
Jul 02, 2021 City of Emporia, Emporia State University map.
Emporia's electric scooters get heavy use in first week of operation
The scooters are out, and apparently they are getting utilized. A few weeks ago, the city of Emporia finalized a partnership with Bird Rides to bring a "flock" of around 100 scooters to town. The scoo...
Jul 02, 2021 Emporia Main Street photo.
One person airlifted, one taken by ambulance to hospitals after motorcycle-car wreck near Saffordville
Two motorcycle riders were taken to hospitals for medical care after a crash in far east Chase County on Thursday night. Emporia Fire joined Chase County deputies and Chase County EMS at the scene of ...
Jul 02, 2021 KVOE News file photo
Melvern Lake's Outlet Swim Pond remains in blue-green algae watch
Melvern Lake's Outlet Swim Pond remains in a blue-green algae watch through late next week. The area is one of a dozen lakes or parts of lakes under an algae watch. Another 10 areas are under an algae...
Jul 02, 2021 Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism image.
CORONAVIRUS: New adjustments to KDHE travel quarantine list
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has made another adjustment to its travel quarantine list. Brazil, Namibia, Oman, and Saint Kitts and Nevis have been added to the list. Bahrain, Chile,...
Jul 02, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Special USD 253 board meeting to address turf field foundation at Emporia High
The USD 253 Emporia Board of Education has announced a special meeting for next week. Board members will meet at 6 pm Tuesday at Mary Herbert to discuss the turf field foundation at Emporia High Schoo...
Jul 02, 2021 USD 253 Image
WEATHER: One Lyon County road closed due to flooding; holiday weekend looks dry and warm
Flooding issues will soon be a thing of the past for Lyon County and surrounding counties. Just one Lyon County road remains closed at this time. The closure starts on the north end at Road V-6 at 145...
Jul 02, 2021 Lyon County Emergency Communications Center map.
