Author Archives: Chuck Samples

There have been more adjustments to the state of Kansas' COVID-19 travel quarantine list. Several countries have been added to the list, including Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Suriname and Trinidad and ...

Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland has a new chief executive officer. Rolinda Sample comes to the Girl Scouts after serving as Chief Professional Officer for Boys & Girls Club of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Sampl...

An Emporia woman escaped injury after her pickup and camper went off Interstate 35 into a flooded ditch Thursday afternoon. Lyon County Deputy Eric Williams says the crash was reported shortly before ...

Potential trial dates for Emporian Devawn Mitchell will be discussed at his next hearing on felony murder and other charges. Following a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Lyon County District Court, Mi...

Plans are developing to flesh out the #VaxToNormal effort announced Wednesday by the Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund. The campaign will increase vaccination rates across the core KVOE listen...

Minimal coronavirus activity has been reported in area counties over the last week. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says Chase County has 274 cases, unchanged from a week ago. The KDHE...

The Kansas Fifth Judicial District involving Lyon and Chase counties is phasing in a return to largely normal operations by the start of next month. Public Information Officer Ruth Wheeler says mask u...

A Coffey County business and its owner have reached a civil settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly putting concrete into the Neosho River. The EPA says Thomas Robrahn and Sk...

Lyon County commissioners spent much of Wednesday's study meeting fielding budget requests from department heads and allocation agency directors. Lyon County Extension presented a $300,000 request, fl...

Unbound Gravel 2021 is almost here. Final preparations are underway, including setup of the All Things Gravel Expo. Race Director Ben Sachs says there will be a lot on hand to set the stage for the ra...