Author Archives: Chuck Samples

The summer hasn't slowed down operations at Abundant Harvest. In fact, Director Lee Alderman says things have stayed busy, and that's even with the popular monthly food pantry involving Kansas Food Ba...

All in all, the holiday weekend -- to this point -- has been relatively calm. Lyon County Emergency Communications reports a handful of complaints after the 11 pm cutoff and none since midnight. Empor...

A pair of wrecks on the Kansas Turnpike during Saturday's storm activity led to reported injuries. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a wreck around 8:20 pm near mile marker 97, just southwest of the Matf...

Emporia's Shiloh Home of Hope is busy this summer. The facility entered the Fourth of July holiday period with a waiting list of women seeking services. Director Carol Alderman says women come to Shil...

Certain legal changes of note officially took place Friday with the advent of the state's new fiscal year. For election matters, a new law bans a governor from legal agreements changing state election...

The rainfall from Saturday morning and a risk of lightning led organizers of Emporia's Vote No rally to postpone the event. The rally was set for 10 am Saturday on the north steps of White Auditorium....

Better than a week after an alleged chase from Emporia to Ottawa, the suspect in the case is still awaiting a decision on formal charges in Lyon County. The process is in the review stage, and a decis...

The Kansas Department of Transportation is asking for public comment on the Kansas Rail Plan. Currently in the draft process, the Rail Plan is set to give an overview on freight rail networks as well ...

The state of Kansas is entering the 2023 fiscal year with a strong financial base. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says the tax receipts from last month totaled almost $919 million. The total is over 7.5 ...

Coronavirus cases continued their modest uptick in Lyon County. On Friday, Lyon County Public Health reported 15 new cases, moving the weekly total to 45 and the overall pandemic total since March 202...