Author Archives: Chuck Samples
New state tool letting residents detail flooding announced during Flood Safety Awareness Week
Besides being Severe Weather Awareness Week, this is also Flood Safety Awareness Week, and Lyon County Zoning and Floodplain Administrator Sam Seeley encourages residents to take flooding seriously. S...
Mar 09, 2022 State of Kansas graphic.
Emporia Friends of Scouting campaign nearing 80 percent of goal after annual breakfast
The benefits of Scouting were touted during the Jayhawk Council Sojadi (soh-HAH-dee) District's Friends of Scouting breakfast at the Emporia Arts Center on Wednesday. Kansas Lt. Governor David Toland,...
Mar 09, 2022 Kansas Lt. Gov. and Commerce Secretary David Toland gives the keynote address during the Jayhawk Council Sojadi District's Friends of Scouting Breakfast in Emporia on Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Lee Beran Rec Center burglary suspect arrested
Emporia Police say they have made an arrest and recovered property, including a firearm, after an alleged auto burglary on the Lee Beran Recreation Center property earlier this month. Police Capt. Ray...
Mar 09, 2022 John Primeaux. Lyon County Jail photo.
Fire at mobile home near Emporia under investigation
Emporia Fire is investigating after a small fire early Tuesday evening. Battalion Chief Ryan Conley says crews from Emporia, Americus and Olpe were dispatched to 1753 Road E Lot 390 inside the Green A...
Mar 09, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County Commission's action meeting to tackle various financial matters
Invoices, bids and purchases will highlight the Lyon County Commission action meeting Thursday. Commissioners could approve an invoice from Motorola for over $133,000, as well as a separate invoice fr...
Mar 09, 2022 Lyon County Commission photos.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve begins prescribed fire season
The prescribed fire season has begun at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. The fire season lasts through April, depending on weather conditions and moisture. This is important for preserve manag...
Mar 09, 2022 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve photo.
USD 253 Emporia, other area districts to receive grants to replace school buses
Several area school districts are receiving federal funds to reduce diesel emissions and protect the health of young riders in the process. The Environmental Protection Agency announced four districts...
Mar 09, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Winter weather advisories for Coffey, Osage counties extended; early-morning snow projections still in place
Light to moderate snow, poor visibility and slick travel are all in the forecast for Thursday. Current projections are still calling for 2-5 inches of snow for Emporia and most of the KVOE listening a...
Mar 09, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Long lines a feature of special shred event from Kansas Attorney General's Office, Emporia State Federal Credit Union
Totals are pending, but there was a solid turnout at Tuesday's National Consumer Protection Week document destruction event co-sponsored by the Kansas Attorney General's Office and Emporia State Feder...
Mar 09, 2022 A lot of people attended the National Consumer Protection Week document destruction event at the Bowyer Community Building on Tuesday. The event was co-sponsored by the Kansas Attorney General's Office and Emporia State Federal Credit Union. Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Special meeting Wednesday morning for USD 252 board
Following interviews and a board meeting Monday, the USD 252 Southern Lyon County Board of Education will have further conversations about a new principal for Hartford Junior-Senior High School and Ne...
Mar 09, 2022 USD 252 Southern Lyon County logo.
