Author Archives: Chuck Samples
'The right guy at the right time:' Regents select Hush to lead Emporia State
It was short. It was unanimous. And it was sweet for Ken Hush, now the 18th president of Emporia State University. Unlike other presidential searches, which brought finalists to ESU for on-campus inte...
Jun 22, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CrossWinds capital campaign gets seven-figure infusion from Jones Testamentary Trust
CrossWinds' plan to revamp mental health services across its seven-county coverage area has gotten a seven-digit boost from the WS and EC Jones Testamentary Trust. The Jones Trust is offering a five-y...
Jun 22, 2022 Lyon County photo.
Lyon County Commission to field FHTC budget request, discuss infrastructure at Thursday meeting
Quite a few items are on the Lyon County Commission action session session agenda Thursday. The latest budget allocation request will come from Flint Hills Technical College a week after it received j...
Jun 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Healthier Lyon County schedules vaccination, testing clinic Friday
With COVID-19 numbers increasing at rather modest levels, Healthier Lyon County has scheduled a vaccination and testing clinic this week. Both ventures will be at Abundant Harvest, 1028 Whittier, from...
Jun 22, 2022 Healthier Lyon County graphic.
Tractor incident causes power outage near Burlington
Power outages were scattered across parts of south-central Kansas during and after storm activity Tuesday evening. One outage in Coffey County had nothing to do with the weather. 4 Rivers Electric Coo...
Jun 21, 2022 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative logo.
WEATHER: Showers, storms continue into mid-afternoon
Persistent showers and storms began Tuesday evening and have continued into early Wednesday afternoon. Storms have led to a range of rainfall totals as of noon: *KVOE studios: 1.3 inches *Emporia Muni...
Jun 21, 2022 Showers and storms have dumped over an inch of rain at KVOE and higher totals nearby. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Board of Regents coming to Emporia State on Wednesday for vote on new president
The Kansas Board of Regents appear ready to name Emporia State University's next president. The board has called a special meeting at 10 am Wednesday inside the Memorial Union Preston Family Room for ...
Jun 21, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
South leg of Chestnut closed at 12th; construction underway at Roads 190 and G
Emporia's West 12th Avenue waterline project is taking the next step forward. As indicated late last week, crews closed the south part of the Chestnut Street intersection at 12th Tuesday afternoon. Th...
Jun 21, 2022 Crews begin work to connect new and old waterlines at 12th and Chestnut on Tuesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
WEATHER: Local livestock not seeing heat-related issues noted in western Kansas
So far, there hasn't been widespread livestock loss in Lyon County as related to roughly 10 straight days of above-normal heat. Which is good, because western Kansas has had some significant losses ea...
Jun 21, 2022 K-State Research and Extension photo.
May sees homes sell at brisk pace in Emporia, Lyon County
May saw a lot of home sales finalized in Emporia and Lyon County. Sunflower Association of Realtors reports 53 homes sold last month, up from the 37 units in May 2021. Homes were typically on the mark...
Jun 21, 2022 Sunflower Association of Realtors graphic.
