Author Archives: Chuck Samples

With classes starting over the next three weeks, the Lyon County Sheriff's Office is reminding parents of an app it uses to help with child safety. The Sheriff's Office has been using the OffenderWatc...

We are into the final day of the annual Battle of the Badges blood drive. Hours for Friday will be 8 am to 2 pm at Twelfth Avenue Baptist Church. Wednesday saw the blood drive get off to a strong star...

With the air quality listed as unhealthy in general since before sunrise and unhealthy for sensitive groups for several hours earlier in the morning, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ha...

Pavement work has been approved on the Kansas Turnpike northeast of Emporia. The Turnpike Authority has announced a nearly $4.4 million contract for patching and surfacing between the Emporia service ...

Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt is pleased with the progress on the National Defense Authorization Bill. Schmidt, a recent guest on KVOE's Morning Show, says the bill is critical for setting defense ...

It is go time for Battle of the Badges 2025. Hours are 12-6 pm Wednesday and Thursday, followed by 8 am to 2 pm Friday -- all at Twelfth Avenue Baptist Church. On KVOE's Talk of Emporia recently, Lyon...

The recent passage of the federal budget reconciliation bill came as Congress has been grappling with a new or extended Farm Bill for a while. Actually, "a while" is an understatement. Kansas Second D...

Newman Regional Health has its monthly board meeting Wednesday afternoon. Besides the monthly reports from Chief Executive Officer Cathy Pimple, Chief Financial Officer Holly French, Chief Nursing Off...

New charges have been filed against one of the defendants in a human smuggling and illegal dentistry case working through Lyon County District Court. Iris Tatiana Sandoval-Flores has her first appeara...

A preliminary hearing is coming next month for an Emporia man recently accused of leading a law enforcement pursuit. Gustavo Lopez, age 29, was set for a preliminary hearing Monday but that got moved ...