Tree rebate program to help Garden City residents plant in fall
Local tree expert Fred Palmblade emphasizes trees root a community and fall is ideal for planting. Garden City launches a tree rebate from Sept 1 to Nov 30 to encourage planting desirable trees. qualifiers include 6 foot tall trees from Finney County businesses on the Parks and Tree Board list, with rebates requested by Dec 10 and a sales slip proving type size and cost.
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Fred Palmblade
Wharton’s
10Th St
Palmblade
Garden City
Alan Geier
Garden-City.org
Mike Ward
Ward
N. Taylor Plaza
Washington
Finney County
Garden City Parks and Tree Board
Lawmakers slam cap and trade plan in Kansas
Republican lawmakers at the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association convention denounced a cap and trade proposal as devastating to rural states reliant on coal. They cited a Senate funding hurdle and argued the measure would hurt farmers, small businesses, and regional electricity production while a House bill pushes nationwide emission limits and a pollution free power quota by 2020.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
U.S
Sam Brownback
Sanata
America
Midwest
Jerry Moran
House
Todd Tiahrt
County hopes for Holcomb crossing via Jennie Barker Road vacate
Finney County commissioners discussed vacating a portion of Jennie Barker Road near the Bonanza BioEnergy ethanol plant to please Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. Tom Willis of Conestoga Energy seeks a crossing closure to allow unit trains of 95 cars, potentially saving Bonanza and Conestoga between 1 million and 2.8 million dollars annually and spurring new rail infrastructure.
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Finney County
Jennie Barker
Bonanza BioEnergy LLC
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Holcomb
Ers
Tom Willis
Conestoga Energy
Bonanza
Mansfield Road
Willis
Conestoga
Roman Halbur
Larry Jones
Dave Jones
Uani
US seeks to speed swine flu vaccine production
Washington officials move to counter a new delay in swine flu vaccine arrivals. Health official Robin Robinson says the packag ing step is the bottleneck and calls for more manufacturers. Projected doses drop from 120 million to 45 million by Oct 15 with 85 million by month end and 195 million by December. Despite the delay the plan to start inoculations remains on track.
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Washington
Robin Robinson
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS
Robinson
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Eaver Advertising
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