Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Butler to stay as RDA interim leader until permanent president named
After several conversations Monday morning, mostly in executive sessions, and extended discussions for months, the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas are continuing an agreement w...
Jul 28, 2025 Lyle Butler. Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas photo.
Wildlife and Parks highlights new information page for reporting certain wildlife species
If you see wlldlife in areas you don't think it should be, you now have a new online reporting option. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is featuring a web page highlighting different animal...
Jul 28, 2025 Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks logo.
Emporia's utility billing procedures in process of major change
The city of Emporia's existing process for utility billing, especially online, is in the process of a significant change. The current online system through Invoice Cloud, including an autopay option, ...
Jul 28, 2025 City of Emporia logo.
Emporia man arrested on suspected fishing violations
Details are developing, but an Emporia man has been arrested on suspicion of fishing violations. Adam Wade Garrett, age 43, was booked into the Lyon County Jail on Saturday on suspicion of interferenc...
Jul 28, 2025 Adam Garrett. Lyon County Jail photo.
Small barn fire handled near Bushong
Several area fire departments went to a reported structure fire Sunday evening. Emergency response was requested just before 9 pm to 334 US Highway 56, about two miles west of Bushong. Allen-Admire Fi...
Jul 28, 2025 Google Maps image.
Hot, sticky conditions continue short-term, but relief is coming
Summertime heat and humidity are definitely here to start the week. Sunday's high temperature got to 96 with a peak heat index of 110 Sunday. Air temperatures will be in the mid-to-upper 90s through W...
Jul 27, 2025 National Weather Service graphic.
Schmidt on Epstein information: 'Release what's releasable'
"We ought to release what's releasable." That's the take from Kansas Second District Congressman Derek Schmidt on KVOE's airwaves late last week as he commented on the ongoing debate on how the trump ...
Jul 27, 2025 Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt. Official portrait.
KDHE upgrades King Lake to algae warning, adds Wooster Lake to watch list
In the middle of our last heavy rain episode, an Emporia lake had its algae alert upgraded and another was added to the state's alert list. King Lake, next to Emporia State University's Prophet Aquati...
Jul 27, 2025 Emporia State University's Wooster Lake shows signs of an apparent algae bloom Sunday morning. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Pioneer Bluffs' Day of Cowboy sheds light on past, current ranching operations
Pioneer Bluffs highlighted the work of current and past ranchers with its annual Day of the Cowboy activities this weekend. Activities included an ice cream social, a talk with Chase County working co...
Jul 27, 2025 Bruce Brock gave the featured presentation at Pioneer Bluffs' annual Day of the Cowboy event Saturday. Photo courtesy Pioneer Bluffs.
CITY PROJECTS: Street Rehab, Concrete Street Repair continue Monday as Street Preservation work begins
Work will resume this week on Emporia's major street repair projects. For Street Rehab, work will start Monday on Walnut from 12th to 15th, as well as Cottonwood and Sylvan from South Avenue to the Bu...
Jul 27, 2025 City of Emporia map.
