Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Emporia's new daily record high for March 2 is better than 10 degrees above the prior high. The Emporia Municipal Airport reached 86 degrees, well above the 75-degree high set back in 1955. 12:15 pm W...

From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a host of domestic issues, President Joe Biden spent over an hour giving his status report and vision for the future during his initial State of the Union addre...

Nurses at Newman Regional Health now have the opportunity to be honored and recognized for quality patient care with The DAISY Award. The DAISY Award is The DAISY Foundation's way of thanking nurses f...

Flint Hills Technical College has suspended its mandatory mask use policy as a COVID-19 mitigation strategy. College President Caron Daugherty says administrators were tracking policy changes, especia...

Details are still getting finalized, but a major benefit is in the works for members of the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce. On KVOE's Morning Show on Tuesday, Chamber President and CEO Jeanine McKen...

Two defendants in the Jesus Avila murder cases have separate hearings in Lyon County District Court this week. Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde has a motions hearing at 9 am Thursday in front of Judge Lee Fow...

Since 1997, residents have been accustomed to the Flint Hills Community Health Center name and brand. Effective Tuesday, that name is being replaced. On Tuesday's Newsmaker 2 segment, Chief Executive ...

A wreck southwest of Emporia led to an emergency medical response but no hospital transports Tuesday morning. Early indications are a semi and car collided near the Kansas Turnpike's Flint Hills cattl...

National Consumer Protection Week takes place next week, and the Kansas Attorney General's Office is bringing a free document destruction event to Emporia with that focus in mind. Staffers will be at ...

No transports were necessary following a reported rollover crash just south of Emporia Monday morning. Authorities responded to the intersection of Roads 160 and J shortly before 11 am. Early indicati...