Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Equipment purchases, warranty payments and proclamation recognizing National Telecommunicator week all come before Lyon County Commissioners during weekly action meeting Thursday
Lyon County Commissioners had a brief action meeting Thursday morning. During their action session, commissioners approved a pair of quotes from Lyon County Engineer Chip Woods the first from Foley Eq...
Apr 04, 2025 Lyon County Commission: Pictured left to right:
District 3 Commissioner Chris Bartel, Chairman and District 1 Commissioner Ken Duft and District 2 Commissioner Doug Peck
Good Way Gardens debuts 2025 event schedule Sunday
Arts, crafts and music are coming to the Historic Richard Howe Farmstead on Sunday. It's the seasonal debut of the Good Way Gardens concert season, with Humbletown coming from South Dakota to perform....
Apr 04, 2025 Good Way Gardens file photo.
New lemur born at David Traylor Zoo
There's yet another reason to visit the David Traylor Zoo. A baby ring-tailed lemur was born March 24 and announced Thursday by the city. The lemur was born to Nova and Oscar and is already being care...
Apr 04, 2025 David Traylor Zoo photo.
Damp period underway with showers through Saturday
There will be rain across the KVOE listening area Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately, there won't be a lot of it. The National Weather Service expects showers through Friday, with embedded thunderstor...
Apr 04, 2025 National Weather Service graphic.
$2 million lead gift from Jones Trust may be just the tip of the iceberg for FHTC Advancing Tomorrow campaign with 'significant conversations' underway following campaign kickoff Thursday morning
Flint Hills Technical College's new Advancing Tomorrow capital campaign is officially off and running and already making tremendous strides. During the kickoff event for the campaign on the FHTC campu...
Apr 03, 2025 FHTC President Dr. Caron Daugherty (left) and Vice-President For Advancement Mike Crouch (center) receive a $2 million lead gift donation from Jones Trust representative Tony Twyman (right) during the FHTC Advancing Tomorrow capital campaign kickoff event. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
North Lyon County Youth Association's 25th annual fish fry set for Saturday
It has become "the fish fry" for north Lyon County residents, and it's on the community calendar for Saturday. The North Lyon County Youth Association's fish fry will mark its 25th year with the now-t...
Apr 03, 2025 North Lyon County Youth Association graphic.
Renovations virtually complete at ESU Beach Hall
Operations are getting back to normal at Emporia State University's Beach Hall after extensive renovations. Significant cracking had developed inside the building over time, with notable sagging outsi...
Apr 03, 2025 Small-scale projects continue inside Emporia State's Beach Music Hall as part of a major renovation project. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
USD 252 gains almost $11,000 KDHE grant
USD 252 Southern Lyon County has received a notable state grant through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. USD 252 was announced as a recipient of nearly $11,000 through KDHE's Waste Tir...
Apr 03, 2025 Kansas Department of Health and Environment logo.
Kansas Bar Foundation announces several grants for Kansas Legal Services
Kansas Legal Services is receiving several grants from the Kansas Bar Foundation. Legal Services is receiving over $160,000 in grant funding through the Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts program. Fund...
Apr 03, 2025 Kansas Legal Services, Kansas Bar Foundation logos.
Lawmakers update regular session, preview veto session at Legislative Dialogue
The veto session doesn't begin for over a week, but lawmakers are busy preparing for what's to come. Before Emporia's Legislative Dialogue on Tuesday night, 17th District Senator Mike Argabright of Ol...
Apr 03, 2025 17th District Senator Mike Argabright (left) and 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber update residents attending Tuesday's Legislative Dialogue at the Trusler Business Center. Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
