Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Trio of defendants in Emporia drug distribution case set for preliminary hearings
Preliminary hearings are on the Lyon County District Court docket for three people recently accused of drug distribution. Amanda Sibert, Jason Smith and Chasity Stark had first appearances Wednesday. ...
Jan 20, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Bench trial to begin Monday for Devawn Mitchell
Trial is now the next step in the court process for one Emporia man accused of killing another Emporian in a traffic crash last year. Following a pretrial hearing Wednesday, Devawn Mitchell was cleare...
Jan 20, 2022 Devawn Mitchell. Kansas Department of Corrections photos.
Child misconduct defendant's bench trial delayed
A bench trial in a child misconduct appeal was set to begin Wednesday. It now won't take place until next month. Joe Louis Stewart was tentatively set for his bench trial to begin this week before Jud...
Jan 20, 2022 Joe Louis Stewart. Kansas Department of Corrections graphic.
Kansas Board of Regents picks Kossover to lead presidential search committee
This past fall, Greg Kossover and Ken Hush were at the center of the celebration for the Kossover Family Tennis Center. They are once again connected as Emporia State University continues its search f...
Jan 19, 2022 Greg Kossover (left) speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Emporia State's Kossover Family Tennis Complex as Ken Hush looks on. The driving forces behind the tennis complex, Hush is now Emporia State's interim president while Kossover was named Wednesday as the chair of the search committee finding ESU's next permanent president. KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County adds nearly 500 new cases between Monday and Wednesday
A newly-redesigned COVID-19 dashboard documented the latest major increase in Lyon County's coronavirus traffic. Lyon County Public Health reported 493 new cases, easily the most new cases during a re...
Jan 19, 2022 Lyon County Public Health screenshot.
Lyon County, Chase County sheriff's offices partner with Kansas Fire Marshal to investigate Tuesday grass fires
Lyon and Chase counties are partnering with the Office of the Kansas State Fire Marshal to investigate Tuesday's grass fire activity. Lyon County Detective Sgt. Jacob Welsh says six fires are under in...
Jan 19, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health restricting rapid tests to first responders, residents near end of isolation; Healthier Lyon County cancels January's free test clinics
Limited COVID-19 testing supplies isn't just impacting Healthier Lyon County and the residents it serves. Lyon County Public Health says limited supplies have severely curtailed its ability to serve t...
Jan 19, 2022 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
Lyon County commissioners to discuss potential computer replacement process at Thursday meeting
Lyon County commissioners will look at purchases for several projects as part of their action meeting Thursday. Information Technology Director Chuck Boyce will talk with commissioners about using bud...
Jan 19, 2022 Lyon County Commission photos.
Senator Roger Marshall hosting town hall in Cottonwood Falls
Kansas Senator Roger Marshall has an appearance in Cottonwood Falls later this month. Marshall will hold a town hall Jan. 29 at the HeBrews Coffee Shop. The meeting starts at 11 am and is slated to la...
Jan 19, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: USD 253 Emporia, other area districts halt contact tracing effective immediately after KDHE announcement
Tuesday's decision by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to end COVID-19 contact tracing next month rippled immediately to county health departments and to school districts. Following gui...
Jan 19, 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo.
