Author Archives: Chuck Samples
WEATHER: Current heat spell hits record levels Thursday; Storm chances remain in forecast through upcoming weekend
Thursday has seen record high temperatures, however, the local heatwave may be coming to an end soon. A daily record high was reset Thursday when temperatures rose to 93 degrees surpassing the previou...
May 12, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Recent rain benefits area livestock
Weather conditions have largely been favorable for area livestock, aside from our current round of blistering heat. Lyon County Extension ag agent Brian Rees says ranchers have either gotten their cat...
May 12, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Residents encouraged to help Salvation Army's food pantry through Stamp Out Hunger drive Saturday
How easy is it to help fill the Salvation Army food pantry this weekend? About as easy as you can imagine, if you're participating in the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive Saturday. Here's Salvation ...
May 12, 2022 Stamp Out Hunger photo.
Greenwood County teen still missing
A month after she was first listed as missing, a Greenwood County teenager still has not been found. Greenwood County Sheriff Heath Samuels says Trinity Schlegel ran away from a foster home, and Kansa...
May 12, 2022 Trinity Schlegel. Kansas Missing and Unsolved photos.
Highway resurfacing project near Harveyville delayed again
There has been another delay in a planned highway resurfacing project affecting parts of the KVOE listening area in southern Wabaunsee County. The Kansas Department of Transportation is now planning t...
May 12, 2022 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on new legislative, Congressional district maps
Next week, the Kansas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in cases involving the state's recently-redrawn legislative districts. Oral arguments for the case involving the new state map will take pl...
May 12, 2022 Kansas Courts graphic.
Kansas senators vote against Women's Health Reproduction Act
To nobody's surprise, both of the state's US senators voted against a bill designed to codify abortion rights into federal law. Senate Democrats put the so-called Women's Health Protection Act up for ...
May 12, 2022 Kansas US Senator Roger Marshall discusses his vote against the Women's Health Reproductive Act. US Senator Roger Marshall screenshot.
Kansas governor signs bill gradually eliminating state's sales tax on groceries
Kansas residents are on their way to not having a sales tax on groceries. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, officially signed House Bill 2016 on Wednesday, thanking lawmakers for their bipartis...
May 12, 2022 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signs House Bill 2016, which will end the state's 6.5-percent sales tax on groceries by 2025. Jami Reever/Kansas Appleseed.
Missing Lyon County man found safe in Fredonia
A Lyon County man listed as missing by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for over two years was found safe Wednesday. The KBI says Randy Hacker, 62, had been missing since early April 2020. Lyon Coun...
May 11, 2022 Kansas Bureau of Investigation logo.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County's weekly caseload on the rise again; Public Health returning to three reports per week
An uptick in COVID-19 cases is apparently underway in Lyon County. Cases went from 22 between April 27-May 4 to 50 between May 4-11, according to Lyon County Public Health. This follows weekly caseloa...
May 11, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
