Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Facility matters ahead for USD 251 board meeting
USD 251 North Lyon County board members will focus their meeting Wednesday night on facility matters. Board members get a capital outlay update, including a discussion specifically related to roof rep...
May 14, 2025 USD 251 North Lyon County logo.
Updated state map puts Lyon, Chase, Greenwood counties in drought warning
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has updated the state's drought alert map. For the KVOE listening area, Lyon, Chase and Greenwood counties have been upgraded from drought watch to drought warning. Coffey,...
May 14, 2025 State of Kansas map.
US-56 sign replacement project to begin Thursday
The Kansas Department of Transportation has a sign replacement project taking place on an area highway northeast of Emporia. KDOT is replacing signs along US Highway 56 from near the Lyon-Osage county...
May 14, 2025 Kansas Department of Transportation map.
DRUG BUST: Wagaman, Sanchez detained until trial as court processes begin
Four hearings, three decidedly different results. That was the upshot of federal hearings held Monday in Kansas City, Kansas, after six people were arrested following a drug bust in and near Emporia l...
May 13, 2025 US Department of Justice logo.
Participants announced for Match Day 2025
Over 30 community groups in and near Lyon County are part of Match Day 2025. In fact, 35 groups are involved, as announced on KVOE as part of a live presentation at Flinthills Mall. Also, over 10 fund...
May 13, 2025 Representatives of more than 30 different organizations serving Lyon and surrounding counties await the start of the Match Day participation announcement event at Flinthills Mall. Linda Kehres-Schmidt/Emporia Community Foundation.
Blackout license plates coming to Kansas on July 1
You already have a lot of options for your Kansas license tag. The state is adding one more. The state will have blackout tags available July 1. They are -- no surprise -- designed with an all-black K...
May 13, 2025 Kansas Department of Revenue graphic.
LifeSave adds automated CPR devices to medical helicopters and fixed-wing planes
Medical helicopters operated by LifeSave in Emporia and other Kansas locations are getting an equipment upgrade. LifeSave Kansas says both medical helicopters and fixed-wing planes are adding ZOLL Aut...
May 13, 2025 LifeSave photo.
Another round of toll payment scam texts underway
The latest round of scam toll payment texts is underway now, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation and Kansas Turnpike Authority. The Turnpike Authority has been victimized for over a y...
May 13, 2025 Kansas Turnpike Authority photo.
DRUG BUST: Lawmakers praise law enforcement while condemning past border policy; EPD says crystal meth seizure amount enough to give every Emporian almost 10 individual uses
Lawmakers and legal officials in Kansas are praising the work of law enforcement after a major drug bust operation culminating last week with seizures of meth, guns and money, as well as the arrests o...
May 12, 2025 Drug Enforcement Agency photo.
Investigation continues after recent arrests on healing arts violations, identity theft and human smuggling
Emporia Police officers say there is an ongoing investigation as three people await formal charges after their recent arrests on healing arts violations and, in the case of one suspect, human smugglin...
May 12, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
