Author Archives: Chuck Samples
LYON COUNTY FAIR: Hand pet Aug. 1, 2024
For the second straight year, Emily Wittgartner had the Lyon County Fair's top hand pet. And for the second straight year, she paired with her ferret, Angel, for the honor. Wittgartner says her approa...
Aug 05, 2024 Emily Wittgartner and Angel claimed top honors in the Lyon County Fair 4H Hand Pet competition. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
LYON COUNTY FAIR: Cat show Aug. 1, 2024
Things may not have been absolutely purr-fect, but things went quite well for Emmy Ritchie at the Lyon County Fair cat show Friday. Ritchie had the grand champion cat, Furfy, and the champion decorate...
Aug 05, 2024 Emmy Ritchie walks Furfy back to his cage shortly before being announced as the 2024 Lyon County Fair 4H grand champion. Ritchie also won grand champion for decorated cage. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
LYON COUNTY FAIR: Dog show Aug. 1, 2024
The Lyon County Fair's 4H schedule got rolling Friday. Winning the dog show's senior obedience and showmanship categories was Bailee Van Sickle with her dog, Maverick. Van Sickle had some concerns abo...
Aug 05, 2024 Bailee Van Sickle and Maverick displays their banners after winning top honors in the 2024 Lyon County 4H Dog Show. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
ELECTION: In-office advance vote process ends at noon Monday
The advance voting process is almost at an end for the 2024 primary election cycle. In-office voting hours are from 8 am to noon across the state. Meanwhile, those with mail ballots either need to hav...
Aug 04, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
WEST 12th: Traffic may return to normal late this week between West and Walnut
Street repairs are coming to parts of West 12th Avenue suffering moderate to heavy damage after water main breaks late last week. The most significant damage was at West, with a break both in the inte...
Aug 04, 2024 The 12th and West intersection suffered significant damage after a water main split late Friday morning. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Trial tentatively set for early September in Lyon County case involving charges of child sex abuse, kidnapping, burglary
A Lyon County case involving charges of child sex abuse, kidnapping, burglary, robbery and other counts is still tentatively set for a September trial after a motion hearing last week, although develo...
Aug 04, 2024 Daniel Olivarez.
Lyon County Jail photo.
Creed accepts drug distribution plea agreement just before potential trial start date in Lyon County District Court
Trial could have started Monday in a Lyon County drug distribution case. Instead, the next step in the case against Skylar Creed is sentencing in October. Creed pleaded no contest to an amended count ...
Aug 04, 2024 Skylar Creed. Lyon County Jail photo.
Rec Center Steering Committee to meet with architecture partners
The Emporia Recreation Commission's Rec Center Steering Committee has a meeting with its architectural partners set for Monday. BG Consultants of Emporia and Kahler Slater of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, wil...
Aug 04, 2024 Emporia Recreation Commission logo.
XS Warehouse to close
XS Warehouse is closing. The store at 801 West Sixth announced its closure via social media Friday after six years of offering appliances, bedding, furniture, hardware, exercise equipment and other it...
Aug 04, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Lyon County deputies investigating after several sets of tires allegedly stolen in Olpe
Lyon County deputies are investigating after a burglary report in Olpe late last week. Deputies responded to the 100 block of Kansas on Thursday after an unlisted amount of tires were allegedly stolen...
Aug 04, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
