Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Enhanced risk for severe weather now in place for entire listening area Wednesday
Severe storm chances are becoming more likely for the KVOE listening area Wednesday. The National Weather Service has upped its previous projections for severe activity from a slight risk to enhanced ...
Oct 29, 2024 National Weather Service Graphic.
Drought not helping ag producers squeezed by higher input costs, interest rates
Congress has until the end of the year to extend the current Farm Bill or develop and pass a new one. Neither step appears likely now, and with drought deepening, Kansas lawmakers -- and others -- hav...
Oct 29, 2024 K-State Research and Extension photo.
As Delgado passes 1,000 career forensic interviews, Lyon County Multidisciplinary Team members discuss roles in helping child abuse victims
Members of Lyon County's Multidisciplinary Team discussed their work in child abuse cases on KVOE's Talk of Emporia on Monday. MDTs, as they are called, work together to investigate child abuse cases ...
Oct 29, 2024 Members of Lyon County's Multidisciplinary Team discussed their roles in helping child abuse victims on Monday's Talk of Emporia. Pictured are (from left) Katy Peraza, SOS; Kathryn Wilkerson, SOS; Diana Moore, Newman Regional Health; Kayla Delgado, Lyon County Attorney's Office; Jennifer Williams, CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness; and Ginny Samples, SOS. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Court process begins Tuesday for Fort Riley man jailed after alleged chase
The hearing process gets underway Tuesday for a Fort Riley man accused of fleeing law enforcement last week. Joshua Guthrie, age 22, has been charged with one count of flee and elude with an alternate...
Oct 29, 2024 Joshua Guthrie. Lyon County Jail photo.
Want a mail ballot for Nov. 5 general election? Tuesday is deadline
Residents wanting to get a mail ballot ahead of the general election next Tuesday are running out of time. The deadline is at the close of business Tuesday. Residents wanting a mail ballot can fill ou...
Oct 29, 2024 KVOE News photo.
Another traffic adjustment this week for 24th and Prairie waterline replacement effort
Last week, the city of Emporia announced a series of short-term traffic adjustments as part of ongoing work on the 24th and Prairie waterline replacement project. There has been an adjustment to an ad...
Oct 29, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Grand opening Friday for women's-only fitness facility in downtown Emporia
Downtown Emporia has a new women's only fitness facility. Britain Training, 331 Commercial, offers fitness classes, personal training and -- for now -- limited memberships. Owner Chelsea Britain says ...
Oct 29, 2024 Britain Training.
Glitch in test bottle delivery means Olpe boil water advisory continues until at least Wednesday
Results for Olpe's water sample are pending, thanks to an unforeseen development. There was a snag in the system, according to Olpe City Clerk Joyce Wilson and Kansas Department of Health and Environm...
Oct 28, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Virtual meeting option available for residents concerned about Kansas water issues
If you have concerns about water issues in Kansas, you have a special option to provide feedback. The state has developed a virtual on-demand meeting that connects with content developed from a series...
Oct 28, 2024 Kansas Water Office logo.
Police Department lobby renovations to close Municipal Court on Friday and Nov. 4
Ongoing work on the Emporia Police Department lobby means a closure of Emporia Municipal Court later this week. The city says Municipal Court will be closed both Friday and Monday, Nov. 4. Lobby renov...
Oct 28, 2024 Emporia Municipal Court. City of Emporia photo.
