Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Coffey County Extension to hold Calving School next week
Coffey County Extension is telling livestock producers to RSVP by Friday for its rescheduled Calving School. Activities will be Jan. 18 at the Coffey County Fairgrounds Kelly 4-H Building starting at ...
Jan 12, 2022 Scott Briggs.
Hush champions Emporia State's push for more on-campus enrollment, stronger faculty voice during Rotary Club meeting
With Emporia State students increasingly taking classes from off-campus locations, Interim President Ken Hush is recognizing that trend -- but he also wants to see the university doing what it can to ...
Jan 12, 2022 Emporia State University Interim President Ken Hush addressed several matters during a question-and-answer presentation during the Emporia Rotary Club meeting Tuesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Arraignment hearings of note Thursday, sentencings Friday in Lyon County District Court
Lyon County District Court is set to be a busy place Thursday and Friday. Pretrial and arraignment hearings are coming Thursday for Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde and Armando Nunez, both accused of involvem...
Jan 12, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
ESU Athletics announces Hall of Honor induction plans
Two ceremonies are coming soon for the ESU Athletics Hall of Honor. Ceremonies Jan. 29 and Feb. 11 will officially induct the last two Hall of Honor classes. The first group of inductees will include ...
Jan 12, 2022 ESU Athletics graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Morris County noting sharp spike in cases, test positivity percentage
Lyon County isn't the only area county having a sharp spike in COVID cases. Morris County, which has a population of under 6,000 and recently went over 1,000 total COVID cases, announced 74 new cases ...
Jan 12, 2022 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Fauci hot mic comment apparently calls Marshall 'moron' after second heated exchange
A nearly four-hour public hearing in Congress on the federal response to COVID-19 variants may well be remembered only for a hot mic comment from Dr. Anthony Fauci apparently aimed at Kansas US Senato...
Jan 11, 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Emporia High girls roll past Topeka West, boys fall
The Emporia High basketball teams split their doubleheader against Topeka West on Tuesday. The Lady Spartans defeated Topeka West 55-26, using a 24-7 first quarter to both set the tone and build an in...
Jan 11, 2022
Governor says 'fiscal sanity' leads to plans to rebate taxpayers, end food sales tax, freeze college tuition
Citing her approach of "fiscal sanity" during her first three years in office, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly outlined several policy goals she says are a direct result of prudent budget management as pa...
Jan 11, 2022 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. Official photo.
UPDATE: Shed, hay destroyed by fire southeast of Olpe as part of busy Tuesday for firefighters
A very high fire danger areawide Tuesday bore itself out with several small grass fires and a destructive building fire across Lyon County. The building fire happened near Roads 40 and P, about three ...
Jan 11, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame launches online
Emporia already has the National Teachers Hall of Fame. It now is hosting the online version of the Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame. The Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame has launched online at www.gravelcyclin...
Jan 11, 2022 Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame photo.
