Sunflower project mulls plant plans amid emissions questions
Gov Sebelius weighs whether Sunflower will proceed with three new coal plants near Holcomb to add 2100 megawatts while facing EPA and Fish and Wildlife Service scrutiny over sulfur dioxide and visibility impacts. Officials note delays and political sensitivity, with industry leaders defending the project as clean and necessary.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Fish and Wildlife Service
Wichita Mountain National Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma
Sunflower
EPA
Western Kansas
Holcomb
Finney County
Cal
Carol Meyer
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
KCHE
Meyer
Salvation Army red kettle drive tops $27,500 in 2006
Salination Army in Garden City reports $27,500 raised through bell ringing by Monday night, surpassing 2005 earnings of about $25,000. Lurtz notes ongoing need, funds aid food clothing and shelter, and volunteers from 4-H and local groups help at 18 locations through Dec 31. A local family received Christmas toys donated via the kettle.
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Salvation Army
Lurtz
SAYAC
4-H Club
Finney County Young Professionals
Sydnee Hale
Nate Hale
Ulysses
Wal-Mart
Garden City
Hales
Sydnee
Childers
Hale
YMCA
Michael Rivers
Colorado Springs
Colo
Rivers
Joseph McFee
San Francisco
McFee
Boston
Madison Square Garden
New York
Winter storm disrupts city power and schools across districts
Crews work to clear branches while residents drag debris to curbs. Power outages affect several distribution areas near First and Second streets, Walnut to Kansas, Center and Juniper, and 2300 block of Sixth Street. Dozens of schools close or delay with some rescheduling events and exams. several districts plan late starts or ongoing adjustments as utility crews tackle outages.
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Curran
Public Utilities
Joel Mahnken
Walnut Street
Kansas Avenue
Center
Juniper Streets
Sixth Street
Bible Christian Academy
Dighton
Garden City
Greeley County
Healy
Holcomb
Hugoton
Ingalls
Lakin
Scots
St. Dominic Catholic
St. Mary Catholic School
Stanton County
Syracuse
Ulysses
Satanta
Cimarron Usd
Deerfield Usd
Moscow Usd 209
Holcomb Usd
Garden City High School
James
Worker dies in Tyson plant industrial accident
Finney County authorities and Tyson safety staff investigate the December incident at the Tyson plant after Gonzalez Luna was hit by a lifting door. Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson confirms OSHA and local authorities are examining the accident while noting no criminal cause was found. Earlier, Gonzalez Luna survived a separate August 4 fall from a ladder while washing a cooker.
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Bascue
Kathy McGaughey
Garden City
Sheriff’s Office
Tyson
Finney County
Gary Mickelson
OSHA
Mickelson
Gonzalez Luna
St. Catherine Hospital
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Finneycohs.org
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