Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Pimple excited for Anchor Hospital status at Newman Regional Health, noting responsibility to stabilize rural medicine
After Wednesday's announcement Newman Regional Health is considered an Anchor Hospital in the state's Rural Health Transformation Program, Newman Regional Chief Executive Officer Cathy Pimple called t...
Mar 27, 2026 Newman Regional Health CEO Cathy Pimple discusses the hospital's designation as a Rural Health Transformation Program Anchor Hospital during the hospital's Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
NWS spotter training session aims to minimize complacency during severe weather incidents
Public safety is always a concern for the National Weather Service whenever severe weather is possible, and that was the underlying reason behind Lyon County's annual spotter training session Thursday...
Mar 27, 2026 National Weather Service meteorologist Jenifer Prieto begins Lyon County's annual storm spotter training session at Emporia State University on Thursday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Trial dates set in Lyon County drug distribution case
Potential jury trial dates are scheduled in a Lyon County drug distribution case. Following a pretrial hearing Thursday, Christopher Alexandro Diaz was set for trial to start as soon as May 18. Backup...
Mar 27, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Bath & Body Works departing Flinthills Mall for Pavilions
A location change is coming for Emporia's Bath & Body Works. Store manager Peggy Stinson-Ziegler has posted the store is ending its time at Flinthills Mall after 25 years due to "unforeseen circumstan...
Mar 26, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Marion County head-on crash kills Emporia man
A head-on crash in Marion County has claimed the life of an Emporia man. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the incident happened on US Highway 56 near the junction with Kansas Highway 256 near Marion sho...
Mar 26, 2026 Google Maps image.
Mill, overlay project announced for K-99 north of Emporia
Kansas Highway 99 north of Emporia will see road construction work begin next week. Weather permitting, and showers and storms are possible, Monday is the official start day for a mill and overlay pro...
Mar 26, 2026 Kansas Department of Transportation map.
EFD, EPD remind residents about drone use near emergency sites, announce 50-foot buffer zone around incidents
Emporia Fire and Emporia Police are urging private citizens and members of the media to avoid flying drones near incident sites and to maintain a certain distance from those sites until they are clear...
Mar 26, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
KDOT approves bids for Chase, Coffey county projects
The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved a pair of bids for construction projects affecting area counties. The US Highway 50 curve just east of Strong City will have a milling and overlay ...
Mar 26, 2026 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
Tuesday marks ends of annual LIEAP, Cold Weather Rule programs
Tuesday serves as the deadline for one state-level program dealing with winter utility bills, as well as the end of the state's Cold Weather Rule period for those bills. Tuesday at 5 pm marks the dead...
Mar 26, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Gridley teen hurt in Coffey County wreck
A Gridley teenager was hurt in a crash in southwest Coffey County on Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened near 12th and Dobbin Road, eight miles west of Burlington, shortly bef...
Mar 26, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
