Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Public health contract, traffic matters near Bushong ahead for Lyon County Commission
Public health matters will likely lead the Lyon County Commission meeting slate Thursday. Commissioners will get both the quarterly report from CareArc administrators as well as the public health cont...
Apr 29, 2026 Pictured left to right: Lyon County Commissioners Chris Bartel, Ken Duft and Doug Peck. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Facing sudden cost increase, ERC Steering Committee plans to scale back rec center project at Jones Aquatic Center
The Emporia Recreation Commission Steering Committee is moving forward with plans for a new recreation center at Jones Aquatic Center and renovations to Lee Beran Rec Center. However, sudden cost incr...
Apr 28, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
KSDE attorney: Traditional petition, not online version, only valid way to reverse USD 253 decision on Logan Avenue
USD 253 parents and patrons who have signed online petitions challenging the Board of Education's tentative decision to end school operations at Logan Avenue Elementary will have to take another avenu...
Apr 28, 2026 Courtesy Photo USD 253
Independence Day parade coming to Emporia
Emporia has a lot of parades, but unlike a lot of communities large and small, it hasn't had an Independence Day parade. Until this year. Emporia will have a parade at 9:30 am July 3. Organizer Clay C...
Apr 28, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Governor vetoes property tax bill, signs tax credit package
The 2026 legislative session is over, but that isn't stopping Kansas Governor Laura Kelly from signing some bills and vetoing others. The governor signed Senate Bill 82, which does three general thing...
Apr 28, 2026 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. Office of the Kansas Governor photo.
Emporia woman arrested on suspicion of drug, weapons violations
Formal charges are pending after an arrest Monday on suspected drug and weapons activity in Emporia. Traci Reynolds, age 41 of Emporia, was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of possessing methamphe...
Apr 28, 2026 Traci Reynolds. Lyon County Jail photo.
Bench warrant issued after Lyon County drug distribution defendant allegedly misses hearing
A court hearing for a defendant in a Lyon County drug distribution case is on hold after the man allegedly failed to appear. Richard Eugene Donald Williams was tentatively set for a preliminary hearin...
Apr 28, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Ogle-Bee Country Store, Flint Hills Event Center to have grand opening activities Saturday
Saturday is a busy day -- and not just in Emporia. Admire will have the grand opening of Ogle-Bee Country Store and Flint Hills Event Center, featuring lunch options. There will also be a fundraising ...
Apr 28, 2026 Ogle-Bee Country Store, Flint Hills Event Center graphic.
California man arrested near Council Grove on suspicion of U-Haul theft, drug distribution
Formal charges are pending against a California man after a traffic stop near Council Grove this past Saturday. The Morris County Sheriff's Office says a deputy had a traffic stop on a U-Haul truck pu...
Apr 28, 2026 Morris County Sheriff's Office photo.
Rec Commission Steering Committee to get details on potential rec center costs Tuesday
The Emporia Recreation Commission Steering Committee meets Tuesday afternoon. Board members will have another discussion on a possible new recreation center. Cost comparisons, investments, plans and e...
Apr 28, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
