Author Archives: Chuck Samples
High Gear Cyclery closes as owners move closer to Mexico residents served by Handlebars of Hope
A downtown Emporia business that has seen increased traffic alongside the ongoing growth of cycling nationwide is closing its doors. High Gear Cyclery is shutting down as business owners Matt and Step...
Apr 22, 2022 High Gear Cyclery's main bike inventory is cleared out as business owners Matt and Stephanie Brown move to Brownsville, Texas. High Gear Cyclery photo.
STATEHOUSE: Debt reduction to coincide with food sales tax discussion in upcoming veto session
State lawmakers are getting ready for the veto session to begin next week -- which means a lot of discussion on the state's 6.5-percent sales tax. 51st District Representative Ron Highland, a guest on...
Apr 22, 2022 51st District Representative Ron Highland. www.kslegislature.org photo.
Wind advisories cover KVOE listening area from Friday morning into early Saturday
Warm, sticky and windy conditions are expected across the KVOE listening area Friday. Wind advisories are up for Lyon, Chase, Greenwood, Morris and Wabaunsee counties from 10 am Friday to 1 am Saturda...
Apr 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
STATEHOUSE: Kansas Governor promotes one-time tax rebate with revenues well ahead of projections
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has set aside money for a tax rebate for residents who filed their 2020 tax returns last year -- if lawmakers approve. On Thursday, Kelly announced a special Governor's Bud...
Apr 22, 2022 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. KVOE News file photo.
Annual tobacco settlement to Kansas -- over $61 million -- largely earmarked towards children's programs
The state has received its annual tobacco settlement payment. Since the first payment in 1999, Kansas has received over $1.36 billion from participating tobacco companies for various purposes, includi...
Apr 22, 2022 Clipart Library graphic.
Kansas native Jerrod Niemann performing at Emporia's Granada Theatre on Saturday
Country music star Jerrod Niemann is planning to light up the stage at the Emporia Granada Theatre this weekend. Niemann is performing Saturday night. A Kansas native and an acclaimed artist for the p...
Apr 21, 2022 Jerrod Niemann is performing Saturday night at the Emporia Granada Theatre. Photo courtesy Emporia Granada Theatre.
Humane Society of Flint Hills gets two-year lease extension to operate Emporia Animal Shelter
After approval by the Emporia City Commission on Wednesday, the Humane Society of the Flint Hills is operating the Emporia Animal Shelter for another two years. Humane Society Director Stephanie Achil...
Apr 21, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
AVILA MURDER: Alanis certified as adult for court proceedings
Now all juveniles allegedly involved in the Jesus Avila murder better than four years ago are certified as adults for court proceedings. Lyon County Chief Judge Merlin Wheeler ended a lengthy process ...
Apr 21, 2022 Alan Alanis. Lyon County Jail photo.
Wichita man arrested in Osage County on suspicion of drug distribution
Osage County authorities say a Wichita man was arrested on suspicion of drug distribution early Wednesday. Sheriff Chris Wells says 42-year-old David Hesford, Jr., was arrested following a traffic sto...
Apr 21, 2022 David Hesford. Osage County Jail photo.
One to NRH, two cited after wreck outside Emporia
There were no ambulance transports from a wreck just west of Emporia before sunrise Thursday, but one person wound up going by private vehicle to Newman Regional Health afterward. Lyon County Deputy J...
Apr 21, 2022 Lyon County Sheriff's Office patch.
