Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Work is moving quickly to bring a new Dollar Tree to east Emporia. The building frame has been set, and walls and a facade have been erected at 920 East 12th, between Old Rum's Liquor and Goodcents an...

Traffic is moving around the latest water main break near 12th and West after an incident Friday afternoon. This break -- the third either in or near the intersection in two weeks -- is just west of t...

The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission and Lyon County Board of Zoning Appeals are meeting separately Tuesday. The BZA will meet first, and it has several items to consider, inc...

The Emporia Recreation Commission has three meetings ahead Tuesday evening. Board members will start by interviewing a pair of at-large member candidates, longtime member Mike Helbert and Future Fundi...

Enjoy these photos from the 2024 Lyon County Fair.

Listed below are results from the Fairgrounds Anderson Building entries: Class champion fine arts: Atlyn Heffron, Cloverleaf Reserve champion: Emmy Ritchie, Happy Harvesters Class champion clay and ce...

Car enthusiasts gathered in front of St. Mark's Lutheran Church for a benefit car show Sunday. The church and Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention teamed up to help the Corky's Cupboard food pantry at E...

Trial is coming next month for a man accused of vehicular murder after a wreck outside Emporia last year. Proceedings against Travis Duane Edwards are now moving towards trial beginning Sept. 3 after ...

A preliminary hearing has been delayed for an Emporia man accused of driving drunk before a fatal Johnson County wreck this past spring. Jason Eli Brumley has a hearing at 1:30 pm Oct. 21. Brumley fac...

Trial has been delayed in the case of an Emporia man accused of child rape in Wichita. John Robert Burton had trial set to begin as soon as Monday in Sedgwick County District Court, but trial has now ...