Author Archives: Chuck Samples
CORONAVIRUS: Latest caseloads increasingly underreported, Millbern says
COVID-19 numbers -- at least those that have been reported -- have been pretty stable in Lyon County for several months. Those numbers, though, are likely low, according to Lyon County Public Health E...
Jul 22, 2022 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
ELECTION: Lyon County's advance vote totals bolstered by offsite event at Fairgrounds Anderson Building
Advance voting continues for the next week-plus across the KVOE listening area. One option for Lyon County voters will close down this weekend. The offsite voting option continues at the Fairgrounds A...
Jul 22, 2022 Kansas Secretary of State graphic.
Emporia Friends of Library launches flash book sale
The Friends of the Emporia Public Library is off and rolling with a special book sale. Typically, the Friends have book sales in the spring and fall, but they are into a flash sale Friday and Saturday...
Jul 22, 2022 Emporia Public Library graphic.
Bazan settling into new role at Newman Regional Health
Newman Regional Health Director of Business Development says his experience leading Emporia Middle School was "wonderful" and he's getting settled into his new role at the hospital. Bazan says he had ...
Jul 22, 2022 Steven Bazan. Newman Regional Health photo.
Wreck near Kansas Turnpike's Matfield Green service exit hurts one person
One person has been hurt after a crash in southeast Chase County on Friday. The wreck happened on the Kansas Turnpike two miles north of the Matfield Green service exit shortly before 10:30 am. The Ka...
Jul 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Police investigates shooting incident early Friday
Emporia Police are investigating after a shooting incident apparently in southeast Emporia early Friday. Police Capt. Ray Mattas says officers were called to the 700 block of Eastgate Drive around 4:3...
Jul 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Expect 100-plus degree heat for weekend -- and storm chances for much of next week
Blistering heat will combine with increasing humidity through the upcoming weekend. Air temperatures will reach 99 degrees Friday, followed by a high of 102 Saturday and 100 Sunday. Heat index reading...
Jul 21, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Gas prices now under $4 a gallon -- but still range as high as $4.65 areawide
Don't look now, but gas prices are lower than they have been in months -- at least for some of our area gas stations. Locally, gas prices have gone under $4 a gallon for the first time since mid-May. ...
Jul 21, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Lyon County Public Health noting isolated cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Insect-borne illnesses haven't hit Lyon County in large numbers, but this is the time for those to start revving up. Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern says th...
Jul 21, 2022 K-State Research and Extension photo.
State rolls out Energy Smart Kansas website
The rollout of a new website highlighting energy savings was timed well by the Kansas Corporation Commission. The website, www.energysmartkansas.org, has several purposes, according to KCC Director of...
Jul 21, 2022 Energy Smart Kansas logo.
