Author Archives: Chuck Samples
STATEHOUSE: Kansas House votes against food sales tax 'zero-percent' option; Senate overrides governor on four bills
The Kansas House is not in favor with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's plan to end the state's 6.5-percent food sales tax in one shot. House members on Tuesday voted 74-48 against bringing a bill to the ...
Apr 27, 2022 KVOE News file photo
Emporia woman hospitalized after wreck in Osage County
An Emporia woman was hurt in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike northeast of Emporia late Tuesday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Jaella Gilliam was driving her car southbound when she l...
Apr 27, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Anti-Hunger Challenge tops fundraising goal for Abundant Harvest, Rescue Mission
Emporia's first Anti-Hunger Challenge doesn't officially end until this weekend, but area residents have already helped the Rescue Mission and Abundant Harvest take care of the fundraiser's main goal....
Apr 26, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Formal charges lodged after Monday's shots fired call in east Emporia
Formal charges have been lodged against an Emporia man suspected of illegally firing a weapon this week. Diego Ambriz-Cervantes, age 26, was arrested Monday after several reports of shots fired in the...
Apr 26, 2022 Diego Ambriz-Cervantes. Kansas Department of Corrections photos.
Emporia State's King Lake now available for channel catfish, largemouth bass and crappie
Want another fishing option in Emporia? One has been green-lighted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. King Lake, the site of Emporia State's Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center, ...
Apr 26, 2022 King Lake just north of Emporia has now been approved for channel catfish, largemouth bass and crappie fishing through a partnership involving Emporia State University and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Southeast KansasWorks bringing over 50 employers together for Young Adult Jobstravaganza
A brand-new job fair is giving young adults a chance to find a job and do some networking at the same time. Southeast KansasWorks has organized its first-ever Young Adult Jobstravaganza, which is taki...
Apr 26, 2022 Southeast KansasWorks graphic.
Counseling team available, churches open their doors after recent death of Lebo High student
USD 243 Lebo-Waverly is coming to terms with the recent death of a student. The district says a male student at Lebo High passed away. The student's name has not been announced and further details are...
Apr 26, 2022 Lebo Junior-Senior High School. USD 243 photo.
Activities revving up for 2022 Dynamic Discs Open
Hundreds of disc golfers from around the world are in and around Emporia this week for the Dynamic Discs Open. Dynamic Discs President and Tournament Assistant Director Doug Bjerkaas says around 700 d...
Apr 26, 2022 Dynamic Discs Open logo.
Kansas Flying Disc Association honoring Eric McCabe in inaugural Hall of Fame class
The Kansas Flying Disc Association will have its inaugural Hall of Fame induction class in Emporia this week. Eric McCabe, a lifelong Emporian who won the 2010 World Championship and has almost 90 Pro...
Apr 26, 2022 Kansas Flying Disc Association graphic.
Pets rescued, humans unhurt after house fire in Osage City
Fire damaged a house in Osage City on Monday. Osage City Police Chief Fred Nech says Osage City Rural Fire and other area rural fire departments converged on 808 Market shortly after the fire was repo...
Apr 25, 2022 Fire caused apparently heavy damage to a house in Osage City's 800 block of Market this afternoon. Osage City Police Department photo.
