Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Americus resident Brandi Nicole Snyder faces 15-30 years in federal prison if convicted of producing child pornography, as alleged by the US Department of Justice. Snyder faces two counts of producing...

A pretrial hearing is coming Thursday for a man accused of trying to bring contraband into the Lyon County Jail. Temple Riggs faces single counts of trafficking contraband and possession of drugs and ...

It's just about time for the Halfway to Everywhere Music and Arts Festival in downtown Emporia. Lead organizer and event spokesman Hank Osterhout says everything is falling into place. On KVOE's Newsm...

If you wanted to set up booth space at the Great American Market and haven't, you have officially waited too long. Emporia Main Street Director Casey Woods this is the fastest the vendor space has bee...

Emporia Fire is still investigating the cause of Wednesday's fire at the Ashley Estates campus in northwest Emporia. Battalion Chief Ryan Conley says firefighters were initially dispatched to 15th and...

Emporia city leaders are understandably pleased to have another first-place award for the city's drinking water. Emporia came in first at the joint annual conference of the Kansas Water Environment As...

Police reports are now coming to Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman after an alleged battery incident involving at least one member of the Emporia High football team last week. Goodman tells KVOE News ...

Crews are making quick work of the milling part of the West Sixth Avenue repaving project. Milling of the existing pavement has been underway from Prairie east to Chestnut, and much of that zone -- al...

Tuesday marks the 19th anniversary of one of the KVOE listening area's most significant weather disasters in recent memory. Strong thunderstorms brought torrential rain to Lyon and Chase counties the ...

The David Traylor Zoo is pleased to announce its ongoing accreditation has been renewed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Zoo Director Lisa Keith, Emporia Friends of the Zoo Board President an...