Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Newman Regional Health continues at staff-based capacity -- or close to that level -- as we close the week. The hospital's latest COVID-19 Dashboard announced Thursday shows the daily patient census a...

Kansas House 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber is running for re-election. Schreiber has served the district since 2017 and is seeking his fourth term in office. In several prior elections, ...

December was a good month to close out a good year for home sales in Emporia. The Sunflower Association of Realtors says 54 homes sold last month, up almost 30 percent from the 42 homes sold in Decemb...

Remote access to education will officially be on hold for USD 253 students after classes end Friday. During KVOE's Newsmaker segment Friday, Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder said the district wa...

If you were planning to attend the Almost KISS concert at the Emporia Granada Theatre this weekend, you'll need to make other plans. Saturday night's concert has been postponed to April 2 because of t...

Newman Regional Health isn't immune to the heavy demand for COVID-19 testing that's come along with the massive influx of new cases this month. As part of a lengthy update on KVOE's Newsmaker segment ...

Light snowfall last weekend did nothing to change the US Drought Monitor map for area counties. Abnormally dry conditions remain in place for far western Chase and Greenwood counties. The rest of the ...

The current push in local COVID-19 cases has prompted one bank to adjust its operations until further notice. Lyon County State Bank is closing all its lobbies effective immediately after one recent C...

The closure of Maynard Early Childhood Center will now continue through the rest of this week. USD 253 Emporia posted on its website the closure is "due to the continued number of COVID cases and isol...

Pretrial hearings are coming Friday for two defendants in the Jesus Avila murder. Andrew Granado and Jovan Pecina are listed for separate hearings at 2 pm. Potential trial dates could be announced at ...