Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Emporia Public Library video sign, Kretsinger Tract plat on Planning Commission agenda
The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals are set for meetings Tuesday night. The Board of Zoning Appeals meets first, with an application for a var...
Feb 15, 2022 City of Emporia logo.
WEATHER: At least three inches of snowfall possible with incoming winter storm
Moderate snowfall is now a distinct possibility for the KVOE listening area with a winter storm moving towards the area. The current projections from the National Weather Service involve 3-6 inches of...
Feb 15, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Red flag warnings up areawide for Tuesday; wind advisories now extending into Wednesday
Critical fire danger continues across the KVOE listening area through the early evening hours. Red flag warnings are in effect areawide until 7 pm. High temperatures around 70 degrees are combining wi...
Feb 14, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Flint Hills Technical College, nursing program director facing religious discrimination lawsuit
Flint Hills Technical College and the director of its nursing program face a lawsuit related to COVID-19 mitigation policies. Molly Ellis, an Emporia citizen and a nursing student at the college, has ...
Feb 14, 2022 Flint Hills Technical College photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Recent focus on local retail options follows change in shopper habits
Retail projects involving widely-known national brands may well give options for shoppers both local and regional, and they may also help sales tax receipts for Emporia and Lyon County. But what about...
Feb 14, 2022 Construction bringing three stores to the Emporia Pavilions has made significant strides over the winter. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Salvation Army's food pantry seeing some shelves going bare due to recent demand
The recent winter weather and ongoing push through COVID-19 have kept the Salvation Army of Emporia busy. Lt. Mylie Hadden says there has been an increased demand on the food pantry this winter, in pa...
Feb 14, 2022 KVOE's annual Drive for Food filled the Salvation Army food pantry last October. Certain shelves are now seeing depleted supplies. KVOE News file photo.
Fire weather watch on Tuesday for Chase, Greenwood counties a precursor to incoming winter storm Wednesday
There is still some issue pinpointing the impact of a winter storm expected to hit the area later this week, but the weather leading into that storm system will set the stage for very high fire danger...
Feb 14, 2022 Lyon County Sheriff's Office photo.
Flu numbers above last year, but below normal for Lyon County as season reaches traditional peak this month
Not only are COVID-19 numbers coming down quickly, but influenza numbers also haven't risen markedly in Lyon County just yet. Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millber...
Feb 14, 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Flint Hills Technical College board to discuss tuition and fees, outdoor furnishings at monthly meeting
The Flint Hills Technical College Board of Trustees meets Monday afternoon with several items of note near the middle of the meeting. The board will discuss budget assumptions, including the first rea...
Feb 14, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Atchison man arrested for suspected drug distribution after Osage County traffic stop
An Atchison man was arrested in Osage County on Saturday for alleged drug distribution activity. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says a deputy handled a traffic stop at Interstate 35 Melvern exit, ar...
Feb 14, 2022 Demarcus Richards. Osage County Jail photo.
