Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Showers and storms didn't bring any severe weather Friday night, but they brought brief heavy rain, isolated small hail and enough lightning to suspend at least one high school football game. Storms s...

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1980 property is no longer on the market. Post Commander Phil Sickler says the building at 932 Graphic Arts sold to MRSK Buildings early this month. Sickler says the ...

Travis Hitt says past campaigns for Emporia City Commission have helped to shape his current run for office, and he addressed several pressing matters in KVOE's final Candidate Spotlight of the 2025 e...

Kenneth Gardner's write-in campaign for Emporia City Commission recently brought him to the KVOE studios for the Candidate Spotlight interview series. A real estate investor with time in places like W...

Emporia City Commission hopeful Monica Duncan says she's running for office because she's not a politician and because she's trying to get the city "back on track." As part of KVOE's Candidate Spotlig...

Hopkins Manufacturing's parent company has secured over $1 billion in financing as it begins the bankruptcy protection process, but it has also drawn federal attention and seen the departure of its fo...

Lyon County residents who know how they want to vote in the upcoming general election can do so Saturday. The now-traditional offsite voting event will be at the Lyon County Extension Office, 2632 Wes...

Saturday will see another round of No Kings rallies nationwide, including one in Emporia. The local No Kings event will be from 11 am to 1 pm at the corner of Sixth and Commercial. Currently, over 2,0...

Membership of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7957 are encouraging members of the community to attend the group's open house at the post Saturday. In addition to a general invitation, post members are e...

Spooky season is definitely upon us. The Neosho Rapids Haunted House is celebrating its 33rd year with activities Saturday and next weekend. Organizer Tom Riley says the trip starts with a hayrack rid...