Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Kansas Highway 99 is closed north of Emporia and may well close south of town later this week due to extremely heavy rainfall and related flooding. The Kansas Department of Transportation has closed K...

A preliminary hearing in a Lyon County drug distribution case has been delayed, while another is skipping trial and going to sentencing after a recent plea. William Walters will return to court for hi...

An aggravated kidnapping case is no longer working through Lyon County District Court. The case against Johnathon Burris began in late March and also included counts of aggravated battery, aggravated ...

Unbound Gravel was a record-setter almost across the board this year, which means the economic impact will likely grow. Last year had over 4,000 riders, leading to an economic impact approaching $22 m...

Chances of heavy rainfall by Tuesday have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for Lyon and surrounding counties. The watch is from 7 am Tuesday to 7 am Wednesday. Storms could...

The ballots are now set for the 2025 election cycle and no primary will be needed according to Lyon County Election Officer Amie Jones. Sauder says Emporia "deserves bold, forward-thinking leadership ...

The Flint Hills Rodeo celebrated its 87th year of entertainment with a banner weekend. The event has brought together up-and-coming rodeo participants from the area together with seasoned pros. It has...

Records are meant to be broken, and records were definitely broken at Unbound Gravel 2025. Cameron Jones of New Zealand won the Elite Men's 200 in 8 hours, 37 minutes and nine seconds, topping Lachlan...

Will there be a primary election in Lyon County? There needs to be a lot of candidates filing Monday morning to make that happen. State law says there needs to be three times the number of candidates ...

The Lyon County Highway Department will be busy this week. Crews are set to close down Road 145 from V-7 east to Neosho Street inside the Neosho Rapids city limits. They will then work to repair the a...