Author Archives: Chuck Samples

There are several items worth noting as part of the Lyon County Commission action meeting Thursday morning. Commissioners will receive an update on Plumb Place from United Way of the Flint Hills CEO M...

Hot conditions will continue Wednesday, although the air temperatures aren't supposed to be as hot as they were Tuesday. Air temperatures should get to 97 by late afternoon Wednesday. This follows a h...

A Coffey County man was badly hurt in a motorcycle wreck near Lyndon on Tuesday afternoon. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says deputies, Osage County Fire District 5 Lyndon and Osage County EMS were...

Come next week, the Kansas Department of Transportation plans to close part of Kansas Highway 31 just east of Osage City. The closure, which affects K-31 from South Indian Hills Road east to US Highwa...

Residents who want to voice their concerns about a possible operations pause at Emporia's William Allen White Elementary will have a chance to do so. The USD 253 Board of Education has slated a specia...

Chase County Sheriff Richard Dorneker is retiring. In a social media post to the residents of Chase County, Dorneker said the decision has been bittersweet but is right for him and his family. Dorneke...

Come early 2024, Simmons Pet Food will have its latest expansion finished in Emporia. Simmons is adding a fourth high-speed canning line, which will produce up to 60,000 pounds of wet pet food per hou...

Gas prices aren't as low in Emporia as they are elsewhere in Kansas, but they are falling relatively quickly -- both here and across the state. Gas prices in Emporia are anywhere from $4.25 to $4.39 i...

Two weeks after a pair of major water main breaks on parts of Prairie Street in northwest Emporia, the street is finally repaired enough to allow for traffic to move through without issue. A 20-inch w...

Budget planning continues for USD 252 Southern Lyon County. The district's board of education discussed the path forward during its regular meeting Monday night. Superintendent Mike Argabright says th...