Author Archives: Chuck Samples

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...

Some thunderstorms are possible during high school football games Friday evening. A few may be strong or borderline severe. A slight chance of non-severe storms is in the forecast through mid-afternoo...

A Georgia man implicated in the state's first retail fraud case under a new set of rules passed by Kansas lawmakers two years ago and involving alleged incidents in Emporia has now been booked into th...

Nearly a month after a major donation from Simmons Pet Food, Flint Hills Technical College President Caron Daugherty expects more such announcements to come for the Advancing Tomorrow capital campaign...

Very soon, the Sertoma Club of Emporia will have its annual fundraising breakfast. Saturday is the day and the Emporia Senior Center is the place. Club member and spokesperson Terri Summey says procee...

SOS has Hope-A-Palooza in its sights. The annual fundraiser is coming Friday night. Executive Director Mickey Edwards says Hope-A-Palooza has become SOS' biggest fundraiser, even with successful, long...

Thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon and evening. Severe weather can't be ruled out during the high school football window. The National Weather Service says there is a slight chance of storms ...

Emporia Fire responded to a small fire inside the Hill's Pet Nutrition plant early Thursday. Fire crews were dispatched to the 400 block of South Weaver shortly after 4 am following a fire alarm. Fire...

Emporia City Commission candidate Tammi Ogle joined KVOE News as our ongoing Candidate Spotlight interview series continues this week. Ogle was asked questions about property taxes, sales taxes, econo...