Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Annual Friends of Scouting fundraiser breakfast to take place in Emporia
The Scouting America Jayhawk Area Council will have its annual fundraising campaign kickoff in Emporia next month. The Friends of Scouting kickoff will be a community breakfast held at the Bowyer Comm...
Feb 27, 2025 Scouting America logo.
Newman Regional Health's first Heart Health Fair coming Friday to Emporia Senior Center
Newman Regional Health has its first-ever Interactive Heart Health Fair taking place Friday, and Marketing Specialist Saylor Middleton says there is a lot planned -- including a chance to meet with th...
Feb 27, 2025 Newman Regional Health graphic.
Love Like Lou gala set for Saturday
A special fundraising event is coming this weekend in Emporia. The Phi Delta Theta chapter at Emporia State University is holding its third annual Love Like Lou ALS Benefit Gala at the Bowyer Communit...
Feb 27, 2025 Love Like Lou logo.
USD 253 board meeting turns into informal focus group as superintendent search process picks up steam
USD 253 parents, students, stakeholders and -- now -- board members have officially chimed in as to the qualities they want in a new superintendent. Following a nearly week-long survey period and two ...
Feb 26, 2025 Kansas Association of School Boards Leadership Field Specialist Dr Marcia Weseman outlines superintendent characteristic feedback from USD 253 Board of Education members during Wednesday's meeting. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Coffey County sex abuse suspect set for March hearing
Coffey County prosecutors have amended their criminal complaint against a man accused of rape and other illegal sexual activity involving teenagers and adults, but the changes are minor. When 76-year-...
Feb 26, 2025 Wave.video graphic.
Stormont Vail announces plans to start construction on Emporia facility next year after Planning Commission votes Tuesday
If all goes according to Stormont Vail Health's plan, the Topeka hospital could start construction of a nearly $45 million medical office building by spring 2026. Stormont Vail issued a news release l...
Feb 26, 2025 City of Emporia map.
Pneumonia, stubborn fevers among flu-related illness concerns
Flu numbers? Up. COVID and RSV? Down. That was the basic update from Lyon County Health Office Dr Ladun Oyenuga on KVOE's Morning Show on Wednesday. Dr Oyenuga says a significant concern with the incr...
Feb 26, 2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo.
Emporia, Eureka gain CBDG funds through Kansas Department of Commerce
Renovation work at a downtown Emporia address is set to move forward after significant grant funding was announced this week. The Kansas Department of Commerce has approved $300,000 in Community Devel...
Feb 26, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Flint Hills Smoke Management Tool to activate this weekend
As grasses continue to dry out and emerge from stubborn snowfall in place for six weeks or longer, the fire danger will be high -- or higher -- before rain chances develop Sunday afternoon. And the Fl...
Feb 26, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Semi truck driver hurt in Morris County crash
A single-vehicle wreck in central Morris County sent a truck driver to Marion County Hospital for treatment Tuesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the wreck happened shortly before 9:30 am on US High...
Feb 26, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
