Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Tractor-trailers collide just west of Emporia, one driver hospitalized
One of the two tractor-trailer drivers involved in a crash just west of Emporia on Thursday evening was hospitalized afterward. Emporia Fire/EMS and Lyon County deputies responded to the intersection ...
Aug 16, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Minimal damage reported after house fire in Emporia on Thursday night
Emporia Fire says there was minimal damage after a house fire Thursday night. Fire crews were dispatched to 311 West Ninth after a fire was reported shortly before 9:30 pm, and they found heavy smoke ...
Aug 16, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Cliff's Super Service for sale
Cliff's Super Service is on the market. The well-known auto repair shop at 115 East Fifth has been operating for nearly 90 years overall and for over 30 years under current owner Jesse Shaver. Farm & ...
Aug 16, 2024 Farm & Home Real Estate photo.
Big attendance expected for annual Welcome Back Block Party on Monday
"Welcome back" is the theme in school buildings and college campuses in Emporia. Classes got started this past Monday at Flint Hills Technical College. Emporia State begins classes this upcoming Monda...
Aug 16, 2024 KVOE News file photo
WEATHER: Low-end severe thunderstorm risk returns by mid-afternoon; pair of roads closed after rainfall Wednesday night
Slight to moderate chances of showers and thunderstorms begin developing areawide by mid-afternoon Friday. There is at least some risk of severe weather in that time frame. The National Weather Servic...
Aug 16, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Tuesday rainfall puts minor dent in area's abnormally dry conditions
The heavy rainfall much of the area had Tuesday morning had some impact on the US Drought Monitor map, but not as much as one might think. Abnormally dry conditions had moved across most of the KVOE l...
Aug 16, 2024 US Drought Monitor maps.
BNSF extends crossing closure near Neosho Rapids, announces Road P closure for next week
Work continues on railroad crossings near Emporia. Burlington Northern Santa Fe had closed its crossing at Road Y with work planned Thursday and Friday. That work will now extend through Monday after ...
Aug 16, 2024 KVOE News photo.
Campaign goal set at $500,000, but United Way focusing on positive impacts from donations
The United Way of the Flint Hills has kicked off its annual fundraising effort. CEO Daphne Mertens says a lot of the focus for the next nine months will be engaging residents who may not be familiar w...
Aug 16, 2024 United Way CEO Daphne Mertens, United Way Community Impact Manager Hannah Crowl and Healthier Lyon County administrators Jackie Miller and Teresa Briggs surround United Way drive chair Tagan Trahoon during Thursday campaign kickoff event. Submitted by Tagan Trahoon.
WEATHER: Majority of outages restored following overnight storms in and around Emporia
Overnight thunderstorms left hundreds of utility customers offline Wednesday night into Thursday morning. At one time, more than 450 customers were affected by the outages in and around Emporia which ...
Aug 14, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News screenshot.
USD 253 board subsidizing reduced-price meals for second straight year, approves EHS retention pond improvement project
USD 253 Emporia will subsidize the costs of reduced-price meals for the second straight year. Board members voted unanimously to take that step as part of their regular meeting Wednesday, and Superint...
Aug 14, 2024 USD 253 board members mull a presentation on the Emporia High Retention Pond before approving improvements Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
