Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Recently, the Kansas Turnpike Authority said scammers were doing their best to smish customers out of money. That effort apparently hasn't ended. Smishing is a text-based scam. In this case, thieves a...

Political season is heating up, and the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and League of Women Voters Emporia chapter have scheduled a pair of candidate forums. The first forum is Tuesday and will invol...

With harvest fully underway, the Kansas Highway Patrol is urging drivers to pack extra patience th enext few weeks. Capt. Candice Breshears says farm equipment is designed to travel at 25 mph or less,...

Two Oklahoma residents were hurt during a crash on the Kansas Turnpike in Osage County on Sunday. Rescue crews and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers responded to milepost 163.8, over 35 miles northeast o...

Flint Hills Animal Advocates held its popular Spay-ghetti and No Balls Dinner on Sunday. Residents drove up to the Lyon County Fairgrounds Cloverleaf Diner to pick up a meal and raise funds for emerge...

Earlier this year, AEP Kentucky helped Evergy crews restore power across parts of Kansas after severe thunderstorms. Now Evergy is returning the favor. Evergy has sent 120 line workers and support cre...

Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention used the last weekend of Suicide Prevention Month to bring that message to the masses with two special events. First was Saturday night's Celebrities in Disguise, th...

One person was hurt as part of a wreck in southeast Emporia on Saturday. The wreck happened at 2:30 pm at South and Cottonwood, involving two vehicles. Additional details are pending through Emporia P...

Champions Landing has a new amenity coming next year. Dynamic Discs is moving its pro shop from its location at 912 Commercial Street to the golf courses at 1801 Rural. Champions Landing owner and Dyn...

Kansas Gas is repairing a gas leak that developed in northwest Emporia on Friday morning. The leak was reported around 9:40 am on Prairie Street near the south leg of 24th Avenue, outside Four Seasons...