Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Sundays at the Site continues this weekend. The focus this upcoming Sunday will be the work of architects Charles Squires and Henry Brinkman. *Squires designed a number of notable buildings between 18...

Despite the need to know where underground utilities and other items may be when people plan digging projects, there are still some notable misconceptions about the process. Kansas Gas Manager of Publ...

The Humane Society of the Flint Hills is encouraging dog and cat owners to pick up free pet food Saturday. The Humane Society has the special pet food giveaway from 10-11 am at Dryer Park, just west o...

Volunteers are encouraged to help Pioneer Bluffs get everything tidied up for major fundraising activities next month. A special work day is coming Saturday with Pioneer Bluffs' regular volunteer corp...

Osage County deputies arrested a Pomona man on suspicion of drug distribution Thursday morning. Sheriff Chris Wells says a K-9 unit found a person known to have an Osage County arrest warrant in the 2...

The Kansas Corporation Commission has a settlement hearing next week in the Kansas Gas Service rate case. The meeting Tuesday was originally called an evidentiary hearing, but the focus changed after ...

No injuries have been reported after an incident involving a semi and a short light pole Thursday morning. Emporia Police and Emporia Fire responded to Sixth and Prairie shortly before 8 am for a repo...

An Emporia man will return to Lyon County District Court later this month as a contraband trafficking case begins. David Eugene Carlson, age 54, will have his preliminary hearing Aug. 27 after his fir...

One of two Lyon County flee and elude cases approaching a possible trial date may be headed in another direction instead, while the other one is being delayed for another reason altogether. Julio Blan...

Minor injuries followed a crash in northern Lyon County on Wednesday evening. Lyon County Deputy Tom Hardin says authorities and emergency responders were dispatched to the 400 block of US Highway 56,...