Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Peabody's city clerk has gone missing. Jonathan Clayton was last seen Aug. 3. He had been running errands before a scheduled meeting. His husband filed a missing person report Aug. 5. Clayton is 42 ye...

Students at Emporia Public Schools are back at it. Wednesday is the first official day of classes, and Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder says there are a lot of students in the buildings, based o...

Classes are underway at Flint Hills Technical College, but administrators are encouraging potential students to enroll. Director of Admissions Ashley Johnson says the admission process is pretty strai...

With the Emporia Recreation Commission's Rec Center Steering Committee leaning towards a new public rec facility, public input is considered as vitally important the next several months -- and that pr...

Lyon County commissioners discussed policy matters during the open meeting part of their study session Wednesday. Lyon County Area Transportation Director Shane Brunner presented commissioners with th...

Emporia's large-scale economic development groups meet separately this week. Emporia Enterprises meets first, doing so at 4 pm Wednesday. The board will get two notable updates, one on the Vision Firs...

Lyon County deputies are investigating after a string of reported auto burglaries in north Lyon County. Deputies report an unspecified number of burglaries between Friday night and Saturday morning, b...

Sentencing has been rendered after a Wichita man led a law enforcement pursuit before crashing in Chase County, leading to serious injuries for his passenger back in April. Logan Benjamin-Lee Gentry, ...

4H shows are over with the close of the premium sale Monday night. Lilly Parks had a home-raised steer that has always been "close to home." She says preparing an animal for the sale is different from...

Round robin activities began Monday's event schedule at the Lyon County Fair. The top two intermediate placers were Faith Hamlin and Clara Fischer. Hamlin says there are some notable differences betwe...