Author Archives: Chuck Samples

The slow increase of COVID-19 cases continues. Lyon County Public Health reported 12 new cases Wednesday after reporting 18 new cases Monday. Deaths remained flat at 124. Lyon County is now at 10,647 ...

Former Emporia Police officer Justin Hill is officially with a different law enforcement agency. Hill recently completed training with the Kansas Highway Patrol's 63rd class. The Wichita native has be...

USD 253 Emporia is adjusting its summer meal availability at one local school. Community Relations Director Lyndel Landgren says summer meal service will end July 8 at William Allen White, although it...

Newman Regional Health has a new Chief Nursing Officer. Heather Aylward, a graduate of Emporia State University and the current director of the hospital's Women's Life Center, begins her new role Frid...

New Emporia State President Ken Hush has been busy since he was appointed as the university's interim leader. He hasn't slowed down at all since being appointed as president last week. Hush was initia...

Firefighters in Lyon County departments are receiving better than $160,000 from a state allocation. The Kansas Insurance Department has earmarked $162,000 to Lyon County Firefighter Relief Association...

Emporia Main Street has named its second Incubator business. Imaginarium will take over at 729 Commercial, offering engineering materials, robotics and science supplies for children to help foster int...

So when do the orange cones get pulled from West Sixth and West 12th? City Engineer Jim Ubert says waterline projects continue at both locations, with work underway on Sixth between Lincoln and Woodla...

A statewide Silver Alert continues for a Butler County man not seen since this past weekend. The Butler County Sheriff's Office is asking for help in finding 71-year-old Joseph M Hayes of Towanda, who...

Despite a foot or more of rainfall across the KVOE listening area since mid-May, the Kansas Water Office still has area counties in a drought watch. Morris County was removed from a drought warning an...