Author Archives: Chuck Samples

With concerns about New World Screwworm increasing, the US Department of Agriculture says it is taking several steps to halt the spread of the pest from Mexico into the United States. Screwworm larvae...

The Emporia Recreation Commission has a special meeting ahead Monday. Board members will meet to discuss unspecified attorney-client privilege matters as the sole focus. The meeting is at noon at the ...

The Growing Greenwood Fund has announced USD 390 Hamilton as the winner of its annual grant. Hamilton is getting $1,000 to support its after-school ROAR program, growing the sport of gravel cycling th...

The Lyon County Highway Department has a channel crossing project ahead this week. The department has said Road G will close from Road 160 north for about 1,200 feet for the project. Work begins Monda...

Hot? Yes. Heat-related alerts? No. High temperatures will climb again into the mid-90s for the KVOE listening area Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Peak heat index readings may be 102 Sunday, 103 Monday an...

An investigation nearly nine months in the making is now in the public eye after the arrest of Emporian Randee Lee Jones on Thursday. Emporia Police Capt. Lisa Hayes says Jones, age 46, allegedly embe...

While it is in town, The Wall That Heals is definitely highlighting the service and sacrifices made by Americans during the Vietnam War. But it is also -- at least indirectly -- drawing attention to c...

SOS operations are getting bolstered by three separate grants. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says SOS will receive over $845,000 in funds through the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault grant awards pr...

There is definitely a new look waiting to greet you if you are heading to the Peterson Planetarium at Emporia State University. Gone is the typical college lecture hall interior -- think brick facade ...

Two notable street resurfacing projects begin next week in Emporia. Weaver Street will get resurfaced from East Sixth to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks. This will mean no thru traffi...