Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Wednesday's open house for the Veterans Administration's ATLAS pod at the Emporia American Legion Post 5 will have some notable attendees at the state and national level. VA spokesman Randall Kohl, a ...

Council Grove Police have arrested one person on suspicion of battery on law enforcement as part of an ongoing investigation. Police Chief Shawn Wangerin says officers observed a man with an outstandi...

Work is underway on a milling and overlay project going through the Osage County seat. US Highway 75 is targeted for road resurfacing through mid-August. The project will go from Kansas Highway 68 thr...

The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will offer a look back into history with a special event this weekend. The preserve north of Strong City will have historic horse-drawn haying and raking demons...

Emporia Fire responded to at least two grass fires Monday afternoon, one near Roads 240 and H-5 shortly after noon and another near Kansas Highway 99 and Road 130 around 2:20 pm. The fire on Highway 9...

Oppressive heat continues across the KVOE listening area. An excessive heat warning continues for Lyon and most surrounding counties until 9 pm Thursday. Greenwood County continues in a warning unti 8...

After a relatively quiet fireworks sales and discharge window on the complaints front, there were quite a few calls to Lyon County Emergency Communications early Tuesday. Dispatchers report almost 40 ...

Chris Stanley's bid to buy Plumb Place has been considered the "best and highest" offer for the property, according to court documents obtained by KVOE News. Stanley's bid goes before Lyon County Dist...

Court processes continue for an Emporia man accused of attempted second-degree murder and other counts related to an alleged shooting and home invasion robbery from October 2020. Marcos Diaz has been ...

Trial is set later this month for an Emporia man accused of trying to rob a downtown Emporia gas station earlier this year. Darren Hutcherson is accused of trying to rob Max's BP, 202 East Sixth, in l...