Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Democrats at the local and state levels are encouraging residents to attend a town hall Tuesday evening. Kansas House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard and Kansas Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes are ...

Railroad crossing maintenance projects continue in Lyon County. The latest one involves Road Z, also known as Angus Road or the Lyon-Coffey county line. Work is underway between Roads 150 and 160 and ...

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Pope Francis, who died Sunday at the age of 88. The funeral will be Saturday, with Pope Francis to be buried outside the Vatican walls -- a rarity for pont...

Our dry weather pattern that's been months in the making could be reversing, if only for the short term. Numerous chances for showers and storms are in the forecast through early next week. Tuesday sh...

Another pretrial hearing is coming next month in an Emporia child rape case. Erik Alvarez was set for a hearing Friday, but that was moved at defense request to May 9. Alvarez faces one count of rape ...

While plans continue to unfold for repairing the northbound Kansas Turnpike bridge over US Highway 50, plans have been announced for an unrelated repair project in southwest Lyon County. The Lyon Coun...

Hot Lips left quite an impression in and around Emporia, according to David Traylor Zoo Director Brenda Young. Hot Lips died last week at the age of 25. The Zoological Information Management System sa...

It's the last hurrah for a significant local fundraiser this week. Laps 4 Landon has been benefiting cystic fibrosis research and care for 18 years after Landon Dody, the event's namesake, was diagnos...

The Emporia Symphony Orchestra concludes its season Tuesday night. Director of Bands Gary Ziek says there will be a wide range of classical music. ESU has a totally different feel with its next concer...

Policy reviews and updates will take place during the CareArc Board of Directors' monthly meeting Tuesday. Updates include policies for exempt employee pay deductions, credentials and privileges and s...