Author Archives: Chuck Samples
From potential staff cuts to parental leave, performance bonuses to work-from-home policies, IBEW members at Wolf Creek air grievances in negotiations with Evergy
Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 304 at Wolf Creek say there are a host of reasons why they had an information picket outside the facility Wednesday. Spokesman Aaro...
Apr 20, 2022 Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 304 picket early Wednesday outside Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station as contract negotiations continue with Evergy. IBEW Local 304 photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Less than 10 cases added in Lyon County since April 13
Coronavirus continues its recent trend of slow caseload increases. Lyon County Public Health announced eight new cases since April 13 in its report Wednesday. One person died over the past week. Lyon ...
Apr 20, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Sold-out FHTC Gala event coming Friday
Final preparations are underway as Flint Hills Technical College has its annual Gala Benefit event Friday night. The 20th annual event sold out earlier this month even with an expanded capacity, and F...
Apr 20, 2022 Flint Hills Technical College graphic.
Fire destroys barn, vehicle outside Reading
A fire developed near Reading late Tuesday night, destroying a barn and at least one vehicle in the process. Fire crews from Reading and Hartford-Neosho Rapids were dispatched to Road 240 just south o...
Apr 20, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Marginal severe weather risk ahead Wednesday, slight risk in place Thursday
An unsettled weather pattern is in place through the upcoming weekend for the Flint Hills. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorm activity for areas along and east of the Kansas Turnpike for...
Apr 20, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Laps 4 Landon generates over $10,000 for cystic fibrosis research
A risk of thunderstorms didn't develop Tuesday, but the community showered its support on three area families and the search for a cure to cystic fibrosis. Laps 4 Landon was a success again after movi...
Apr 20, 2022 Emporia State University's Student Recreation Center was extremely busy as Laps 4 Landon moved inside due to a risk of rainfall Tuesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Evergy breaks ground on new service center outside Emporia
Evergy officials joined with representatives of Emporia city government to turn dirt on its new service center. The formal groundbreaking was held Tuesday at the site of the new center in the 600 bloc...
Apr 19, 2022 Emporia city leaders, local lawmakers and Evergy administrators were part of Tuesday's groundbreaking for the Evergy service center outside Emporia. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Rec Commission revisits conversation for potential Lee Beran Rec Center expansion
Conversations continue as the Emporia Recreation Commission looks into possibly expanding the Lee Beran Recreation Center. The discussion was relatively brief as part of the Rec Commission's board mee...
Apr 19, 2022 Lee Beran Recreation Center. KVOE News File Photo.
First suspect in Lyon County Crime Stoppers' Felony Friday effort now in custody
The first suspect in Lyon County Crime Stoppers' Felony Friday effort is no longer being sought. Crime Stoppers says Larry Krom, age 48, is now in custody. Krom had been sought by law enforcement on s...
Apr 19, 2022 Lyon County Crime Stoppers graphic.
Emporia City Commission to discuss Animal Shelter lease agreement, travel plaza, Whittier Tract housing development at action meeting
Emporia city commissioners have a lengthy agenda for their action meeting Wednesday night. Commissioners may well approve lease and operations agreements with the Humane Society of the Flint Hills for...
Apr 19, 2022 KVOE News File Photo
