Author Archives: Chuck Samples

One of the most important fundraisers for SOS will get started this week. SOS Strong will begin Wednesday with 16 men involved. Executive Director Mickey Edwards: The kickoff event is at 4:30 pm Wedne...

Wednesday marks the first meeting of the academic year for the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education and for new Superintendent David McGehee. And both the board and McGehee have a lot on the agenda. Boa...

Short-term, area residents have three potential rounds of thunderstorms between noon Monday and early evening Tuesday. Isolated severe weather is possible with all three rounds. Longer-term, aside fro...

A Wichita man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Osage County on Sunday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the wreck happened at around 7:40 pm at Kansas Turnpike mile marker 163.8 southbound, or over 3...

Positioning rural health care to continue meeting patient needs was a focal point of the most recent Board of Trustees meeting for Newman Regional Health. The conversation dovetails with the National ...

Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt is pleased with a recent US Supreme Court decision to limit the authority of federal district judges to issue nationwide injunctions. On KVOE's Morning Show recently, ...

The Emporia Land Bank is having a virtual meeting Monday. The board will consider whether to approve a board representative to attend the Lyon County tax foreclosure sale Tuesday. This also includes a...

What started as an arrest of an underaged and impaired driver in Wabaunsee County led to deputies arresting two more minors, in part for allegedly urinating on a church and elementary school. The Waba...

The Fourth of July was definitely festive in Emporia. *Click here for KVOE's YouTube channel. Photos by Chuck Samples/KVOE News

Friday was busy for both Emporia Fire and Emporia Police. Emporia Fire responded to a dumpster fire near the Four Seasons Apartments poolhouse shortly after midnight Saturday. The fire, likely due to ...