Author Archives: Chuck Samples

USD 252 Southern Lyon County Superintendent Ryan Muhlig says he's pleased with the district's approach to childcare as the district looks towards the end of the academic year. Muhlig says childcare in...

From Boomtown to barbecue. Madison now has a new restaurant as Southern SmokeHouse officially opened to the public this past weekend. The restaurant offers Texas-style barbecue and what it calls "comf...

Drug distribution charges have been filed against a man accused of selling drugs near an Emporia school. Darrell Wayne Walker was charged last week with distributing a small amount of methamphetamine ...

Sentencing is coming next month for a woman who allegedly killed a one-time Emporia man in a hit-and-run crash last summer. Peyton Allart, now 20, was initially charged with failing to stop at a wreck...

Downtown Emporia was quite a bit greener than normal for annual Saint Patrick's Day festivities on Saturday. About 30 parade entries graced the 30th annual parade in somewhat chilly conditions, making...

There will apparently be a break in our elevated fire danger Sunday. The break will not last long. The National Weather Service has announced fire weather watches for all area counties Monday. For Lyo...

While Friday's grass fires in Lyon County remain under investigation, the activity areawide points up the need for preparedness at both the personal and agency levels. That's the thought of Lyon Count...

The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will be busy with its meeting Tuesday. Board members have two items connected to property north of 18th Avenue and east of Road G, a reque...

Emporia's spring construction season is unofficially underway. East Sixth Avenue, or Highway 50, has a roughly two-to-three-week project as Bunge North America's contractor maintains roads along its r...

Formal charges are currently pending against a Wichita man and a juvenile after an alleged chase in Morris County earlier this month. The Morris County Sheriff's Office says the incident allegedly dev...