Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Lyon County Crime Stoppers offers reward for woman wanted on suspicion of failing to abide
Lyon County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in finding a woman. Adena Masters, age 26, is wanted for warrants on suspicion of failing to abide. Other details are pending. Crime Stoppers...
Sep 02, 2022 Adena Masters. Lyon County Crime Stoppers photos.
Marginal severe weather risk for wind develops by late Friday night
Storm chances for Friday have been compressed and moved to Friday night into early Saturday. Initially, the forecast called for slight chances of showers and storms beginning Friday afternoon. The lat...
Sep 02, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Dorneker retires after nearly 18 years as Chase County sheriff, Welsh begins tenure as county's law enforcement leader
There was a changing of the guard in Chase County on Thursday. Longtime sheriff Richard Dorneker had his farewell reception after serving Chase County since 1994, including over 17 years as sheriff. H...
Sep 02, 2022 Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope hands outgoing Chase County Sheriff Richard Dorneker a certificate congratulating Dorneker on his recent retirement Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
PDGA Worlds: Course design becomes bigger emphasis with increased talent, improved technology
As the level of competition has continued to increase in the game of disc golf, course designs have had to match that level. On KVOE's Morning Show Thursday, course designer Eric McCabe discussed the ...
Sep 02, 2022 PDGA Logo
Labor Day quilt show begins Saturday at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is ready to launch its annual quilt display with a new theme that visitors will be able to enjoy this Labor day. Chief of Interpretation, Heather Brown says thi...
Sep 02, 2022 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve photo.
Over three years in prison for Cunningham in Emporia mistreatment of dependent adult case
Rachel Daisy Cunningham was sentenced to over three years in prison for criminal mistreatment of a dependent adult. Lyon County Judge Merlin Wheeler to the aggravated sentence of 38 months in prison a...
Sep 01, 2022 Rachel Cunningham. Lyon County Jail photo.
Power outage for downtown, south-central Emporia largely restored
Evergy says a downed power line was responsible for Thursday's outage that covered much of downtown Emporia and a significant part of south-central Emporia. The outage was reported around 9 am near So...
Sep 01, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Kansas Turnpike Authority continues drainage study with cashless tolling process ongoing, recent anniversary of Jacobs Creek disaster
With the 19th anniversary of the Jacobs Creek flash flood disaster passing earlier this week, the Kansas Turnpike Authority highlighted its ongoing work to improve drainage up and down the highway. Fo...
Sep 01, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Moderate drought pushed south in latest US Drought Monitor report
Rainfall from late last week and early this week pushed moderate and severe drought to the south, but not entirely out of the KVOE listening area. The latest US Drought Monitor map has moderate drough...
Sep 01, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
Emporia home invasion suspect sees main counts dismissed, cases dropped for four of five five co-defendants
Court proceedings continue for one person initially accused of a home invasion robbery this past May, but the lead charges have been dropped - and cases against four of the five co-defendants have bee...
Aug 31, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
