Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Abnormally dry conditions now cover much of KVOE listening area
Not surprisingly, abnormally dry conditions have expanded and now cover about half the KVOE listening area. The latest weekly report from the US Drought Monitor has abnormally dry conditions essential...
Jan 28, 2022 US Drought Monitor maps.
REDISTRICTING: Most local lawmakers OK with Congressional map, but Highland hears opposition from several sources
Federal court will likely have to resolve a budding dispute over the state's Congressional redistricting map. Areawide, the proposed map moves Lyon, Chase, Morris and Wabaunsee counties of the so-call...
Jan 28, 2022 Kansas Senate Redistricting Committee map.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health, WellHealth partnering again on free tests
For the third time in the coronavirus pandemic, Lyon County Public Health is partnering with WellHealth to offer free services for area residents. WellHealth will provide free tests beginning Tuesday ...
Jan 27, 2022 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Healthier Lyon County gets more home COVID tests, begins vaccination partnership with KDHE
Rapid tests may still be on hold, but Healthier Lyon County is moving forward with home tests for underserved residents. And it's beginning a vaccination effort. Healthier Lyon County says it got one ...
Jan 27, 2022 Healthier Lyon County Logo.
Moran makes quick stop in Emporia
Kansas US Senator Jerry Moran stopped briefly in Emporia as part of a quick swing through the KVOE listening area. Moran was the featured guest at the Flint Hills Optimist Club's weekly meeting at the...
Jan 27, 2022 Kansas US Senator Jerry Moran answers questions from members of the Flint Hills Optimists during a stop in Emporia on Thursday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: Has omicron maxed out in Lyon County? Certain trends indicate peak may have passed
Is the COVID-19 omicron variant losing steam? Possibly, according to Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern. On KVOE's Newsmaker segment Thursday, Millbern said th...
Jan 27, 2022 Lyon County Public Health logo.
Flack's death penalty appeal going before Kansas Supreme Court next week
A death row inmate found in Emporia shortly after four people were killed near Ottawa will have his latest appeal next week in front of the Kansas Supreme Court. Kyle Flack has numerous items he plans...
Jan 27, 2022 Kansas Courts graphic.
Four Lyon County highway pavement projects see bids approved by KDOT
Several road construction bids have been approved for Lyon County as part of action taken by the Kansas Department of Transportation as announced Thursday. KDOT has announced four projects, all involv...
Jan 27, 2022 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
Details released after Tuesday crash north of Emporia
An Osage County resident was hurt in a rollover crash north of Emporia early Tuesday afternoon. Lyon County Deputy Jeff Rodriguez says 73-year-old Diana Berry was westbound on Kansas Highway 99 and ap...
Jan 27, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Full beds, all-time high for vaccinated patients needing hospital stays at Newman Regional Health
Hospital beds remain full and the percentage of COVID-19-vaccinated patients needing hospital stays continues to rise in Newman Regional Health's latest report. The hospital's weekly COVID-19 Dashboar...
Jan 27, 2022 Newman Regional Health graphic.
