Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Winter weather advisory for Wabaunsee County goes from 6 pm Wednesday to 6 pm Thursday; Emporia could see up to 2 inches of snow
Based on the early snowfall projections, areas north of Emporia may get decidedly higher accumulations than anywhere else in the KVOE listening area Thursday. With its first snowfall range forecast fo...
Mar 08, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Wichita woman arrested in Osage County on suspicion of drug distribution
Osage County deputies have arrested a Wichita woman on suspicion of drug distribution. Sheriff Chris Wells says the arrest of 24-year-old Emajen Avery followed a traffic stop on Interstate 35 near the...
Mar 08, 2022 Emajen Avery. Osage County Jail photo.
Friends of Scouting Breakfast to be held Wednesday at Emporia Arts Center
The Jayhawk Council Sojadi District is kicking off a big fundraising campaign with its Friends of Scouting Breakfast on Wednesday. The fundraising goal is $80,000, and spokesman Steve Harmon says proc...
Mar 08, 2022 Boy Scouts logo.
With Emporia Animal Shelter full, Humane Society director requesting varying forms of community help as research process begins on additional space
The Emporia Animal Shelter is usually full of cats and dogs awaiting adoption, and it's now full enough so that it cannot accept stray animals. Humane Society of the Flint Hills Director Stephanie Ach...
Mar 08, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Hartford landmark Bill's Hardware in demolition process
A southeast Lyon County landmark is in the process of being demolished. The former location of Bill's Hardware and Electrical, 225 Commercial, started coming down Monday. The two-story, better than 13...
Mar 08, 2022 Bill's Hardware, a Hartford landmark after it was built in the early 1870s, is being torn down. Nicholas Bess photo.
Lyon County Crime Stoppers offering reward after alleged theft, burglary at Lee Beran Rec Center
Emporia Police are looking for somebody suspected of taking items from a vehicle in the Lee Beran Recreation Center parking lot recently, and Lyon County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward as the inv...
Mar 08, 2022 Emporia Police are looking for this man in connection to an alleged theft and burglary from the Lee Beran Recreation Center property. Photos courtesy Lyon County Crime Stoppers.
K-State Research and Extension offers webinars on impact of Russia-Ukraine situation on ag operations
Ag producers are encouraged to join a pair of webinars this week to learn more about the impact of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. K-State Research and Extension will have webinars Wednesday and...
Mar 08, 2022 K-State Research and Extension graphic.
GoFundMe account organized for Emporia man killed in train-SUV crash last week
An online account has been established to help offset funeral expenses for an Emporia man killed in a train-SUV collision last week. John HF Burton was killed March 2 after his SUV was struck at the M...
Mar 08, 2022 John Burton (second from left) was killed in a train-SUV crash near downtown Emporia last week. GoFundMe photo.
WEATHER: Lyon County law enforcement handles nearly 20 wrecks in two-hour period Sunday, including fatality wreck still under investigation
Thankfully, Monday's travel conditions aren't nearly as bad as they were late Sunday afternoon, when a burst of heavy sleet caused slushy driving conditions and led to a double-fatality crash west of ...
Mar 07, 2022 KVOE News file photo
CORONAVIRUS: Want a test or vaccine before spring break? Healthier Lyon County, USD 253 Emporia have clinic for you
Before families head off on their spring break journeys, Healthier Lyon County and Emporia Public Schools are partnering on a special COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic this week. Both vaccines a...
Mar 07, 2022 Healthier Lyon County graphic.
