Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Tampa Bay one win away from Stanley Cup Final after topping Rangers 3-1
The Tampa Bay Lightning struck like lightning -- and did so late -- to take Game 5 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals against the Rangers on Wednesday night Ondrej Palat scored with less than two mi...
Jun 10, 2022 NHL logo.
PGA suspends golfers headed to LIV Series
(ESPN) The battle between the long-established PGA Tour and the upstart LIV Golf Invitational Series funded by Saudi Arabia is now essentially a war between the touring series. The PGA Tour has suspen...
Jun 10, 2022 PGA logo.
WEATHER: Emporia Men's, Women's City Golf Championships pushed to August
The Emporia Men's and Women's City Golf Championships were set to take place this weekend. That's no longer the case. The Emporia Golf Course says recent rainfall and the resulting inability to mow me...
Jun 10, 2022 Clipart Library graphic.
WEATHER: Evergy restores power to customers in northeast Lyon County following early-Friday storms
Evergy customers have had power restored in northeast Lyon County after storms led to a significant outage Friday morning. Around 4 am, storms triggered an expansive outage involving Admire, Miller an...
Jun 10, 2022 Storms early Friday destroyed this shed outside Lebo. Dave Waldner.
WEATHER: Steamy conditions likely by Sunday after four rounds of off-and-on flooding the past four weeks
After a batch of strong to borderline severe thunderstorms early Friday morning, the weather picture looks like it's settling down and heating up. Storms moved across parts of the KVOE listening area ...
Jun 10, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Most -- but not all -- of Lyon County's flood-affected roads reopen
Crew members for the Lyon County Highway Department were busy Thursday. Department staff cleared more than half Lyon County's flood-affected roads and intersections, leaving just a handful of barricad...
Jun 09, 2022 Drivers are reminded it is illegal to drive around barricades on roads and are asked not to drive through flooded roadways if they come across them. KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Wednesday's increase on par with recent numbers for Lyon County
Lyon County's COVID-19 numbers increased at numbers comparable to those over the past 10 days. On Wednesday, Lyon County Public Health announced 20 new cases between Monday and Wednesday. The county n...
Jun 09, 2022 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
Marshall introduces bill to pay for hardening schools after Uvalde mass shooting incident
US Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas has submitted a bill, co-sponsored by several federal lawmakers including fellow Kansas Senator Jerry Moran, that would move COVID-19 relief dollars into "hardening...
Jun 09, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION: Resurfacing underway on Burlingame Road; bridge to be raised near KTA Admire exit
Road construction is underway northeast of Emporia. The Lyon County Highway Department is underway with a leveling course on Burlingame Road between Road 230 and Kansas Highway 99. The road is current...
Jun 09, 2022 Burlingame Road northeast of Emporia will have daily road closures next week through at least Thursday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Lebo man involved in Wabaunsee County crash sending five Colorado residents to Topeka hospital
A Lebo man was involved -- but unhurt -- in a wreck that sent five Colorado residents to a Topeka hospital for treatment Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 9:45 pm on ...
Jun 09, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
