Author Archives: Chuck Samples
STREAM ADVISORY: Testing could begin as soon as Friday near intermittent stream connecting to Coal Creek
Testing is coming soon for an area southeast of the Emporia Municipal Airport and Emporia Golf Course after the Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued a health-related stream advisory for ...
May 19, 2022 Kansas Department of Health and Environment logo.
AMBER ALERT: Rose Hill child found safe, suspects arrested
The search has ended for a Rose Hill child and his mother in Oklahoma, and as such an AMBER Alert has been lifted. Brixton Sisk, age 5, was found safe with his mother, Danielle Banzet, in northern Okl...
May 19, 2022 Brixton Sisk. Courtesy Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
BABY FORMULA: State working with federal government to make life easier for families
With supplies of baby formula still tight across the country, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says she is directing stage agencies to work with their federal counterparts to make life easier for parents o...
May 19, 2022 Baby formula supplies have been low nationally since an Abbott Laboratories recall in February. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Flinthills Mall serving up Food Truck Rally on Saturday
Expect a big crowd at Flinthills Mall for the spring version of its semi-annual Food Truck Rally on Saturday. Mall manager Clarence Frye says a record 12 vendors are planning to be in attendance, with...
May 19, 2022 Flinthills Mall Food Truck Rally logo.
Project Playscape on cusp of busy fundraising weekend
Fundraising continues for Project Playscape with one major project nearing the finish line and another waiting in the wings. In fact, this is a busy weekend for Project Playscape. Organizer and spokes...
May 19, 2022 Project Playscape logo.
Community Baby Shower coming with three sessions Thursday
The Lyon County Community Baby Shower is taking place Thursday afternoon, and it's taking on a different format -- as explained by Newman Regional Health Women's Life Director Heather Aylward. Session...
May 19, 2022 Newman Regional Health photo.
WEATHER: Flood warnings lifted, but road closures remain across central Lyon County
Several Lyon County roads and intersections are now passable after flooding earlier this week, while others are barricaded that weren't previously. The Lyon County Highway Department removed barricade...
May 19, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
BABY FORMULA: President Biden signs Defense Production Act to ease shortage
President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to address the widespread shortage of baby formula, the White House announced Wednesday evening. The move will get ingredients to manufacture...
May 19, 2022 Abbott Laboratories name brands like Similac, Alimentum and Elecare have been in short supply since a recall began in February. Supplies locally are gradually easing at this time. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Child misconduct appeal denied in Lyon County District Court
An Emporia man seeking to have his sentence reversed on child misconduct charges had that appeal officially denied in Lyon County District Court. Joe Louis Stewart was seeking to reverse convictions f...
May 19, 2022 Joe Louis Stewart. Kansas Department of Corrections graphic.
Pickup heavily damaged by fire in Osage City after yard burn rekindles
Osage City Police Chief Fred Nech says there were no injuries after a pickup truck was heavily damaged by fire earlier this week. The incident happened shortly after 10 pm Tuesday outside 27 Main Stre...
May 19, 2022 A pickup truck was heavily damaged by fire in Osage City on Tuesday. Osage City Police Department photo.
