Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Residents in and near Madison will notice an increase in water rates next month. The city of Madison says base rates are going from $15 a month to $25 per 1,000 gallons of use. There will also be an a...

Kansas did well with its tax collections last month. Governor Laura Kelly says the state collected over $548 million, up over 5 percent from a year ago and almost 29 percent ahead of estimates. Number...

Part of a Lyon County road almost 10 miles northeast of Emporia will be closed for much of Tuesday. The Lyon County Highway Department is closing Road 270 between Roads T-5 and U. The expected closure...

After a quick appearance by springtime weather, we are set to return to wintry conditions Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. According to the National Weather Service, the KVOE listening area could...

High winds early Saturday led to a reported injury crash on Interstate 35 near Emporia. Lyon County Deputy Fernando Zuniga says a northbound semi was on its side just east of the Road U junction. Zuni...

CareArc has announced the annual winner of the Arlene Eichorn Scholarship. Adamaris Palomares, an Emporia High and a student currently at Flint Hills Technical College, was announced Monday. She is cu...

Emporia Fire handled a small grass fire Sunday night. Fire Capt. Greg Davis says crews were dispatched to an incident in the 1200 block of Road 220, about four miles north of Emporia's northern city l...

The Symphony in the Flint Hills concert may be ending this summer, but the group organizing the event the last 20 years will continue its work to build knowledge of appreciation for the Flint Hills ta...

More street openings and closings are in effect as Emporia's 24th and Prairie waterline replacement project continues. The city reopened 24th between Prairie and Apple on Friday, and it has several op...

Evergy customers wanting to learn more about the utility's plan to build new facilities -- or who have questions about the plan -- are encouraged to go online for a special meeting Wednesday evening. ...