Author Archives: Chuck Samples

We are almost two months out from KVOE's annual Drive for Food. The effort Oct. 30 benefits the Salvation Army's food pantry, which is typically getting pretty bare as summer moves into fall. Salvatio...

Stormont-Vail Health is touting a 4-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services when it comes to hospital quality. The CMS ratings track performance in five categories -- timely and ...

Enrollment numbers may well be trending downward for USD 253 Emporia Public Schools by the time headcount numbers go official at the end of September. Superintendent David McGehee's written report to ...

Newman Regional Health Volunteers is getting ready for a busy week next week. The support wing for Newman Regional has organized a special supply drive for Spartan Stop operations at Emporia High Scho...

Something good is brewing at the David Traylor Zoo next month. The annual Zoo Brew: A Night in the Wild is set for Sept. 12, and Director Brenda Young says the event gives patrons a chance to have a s...

Osage City residents are encouraged to attend a special community development meeting Thursday. Kansas State University is leading the community input session as city and state officials look for idea...

Resurfacing is underway for a highway in Coffey County. Work officially began this week on resurfacing US Highway 75 from Burlington south to Kansas Highway 58, using chip seal as the pavement method....

Rainfall is taking a break across the KVOE listening area. Concerns about potential flooding shifted south as the week progressed, and so far there have been no reports of flooding in any area county....

Portions of Lyon County Rural Water District 3 affected by a boil water advisory can now proceed as normal. Office Manager Julia Langley and District 3 Chair Bob Miller say the advisory was lifted Tue...

Olpe resident Steve Atherton says his time on the Kansas Guardianship Program's Board of Directors has been meaningful -- which is why he was glad, if not surprised, that Kansas Governor Laura Kelly r...