Gas safety warnings after CO incident spark roof vent checks
Officials warn area residents after a December CO incident left seven adults and three children hospitalized due to blocked roof vent caps from improper roof work. Experts urge checks on new roofs, furnace inspections, and installation of CO detectors while explaining symptoms and the danger of undetectable carbon monoxide.
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Black Hills Corp
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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States push shovel ready projects for energy plan
Governors pressed to spend federal funds quickly on infrastructure. Obama urged a use it or lose it rule and target shovel ready projects ready within 90 to 120 days. States have identified about 136 billion in eligible work, with groups seeking slices for snowmaking and zoo maintenance.
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Building America’s
Minnesota
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Trottenberg
Harlem Ambassadors to play hometown heroes for Scott City playground
Community fundraising focuses on a 13,000 square foot playground with unique features and a toy tractor. Harlem Ambassadors will mix competitive and humorous halves with halftime entertainment as 500 general admission tickets remain and 10 VIP tickets left. Tickets cost 7 in advance or 9 at door, VIP 25 with perks. Fundraising also sells cookbooks and collectible fence plaques, while donor options cover components from 250 to 3000. Volunteers are sought to donate materials and labor, and old equipment will be moved from Patton Park.
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Harlem
Scott Recreation Commission
Scott City
Harlem Ambassadors
Scott Community High School
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Leather and Associates
New York
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Patton Park
Scplayland.org
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Kansas budget woes deepen as receipts lag forecasts
State budget officials report general tax collections for the July through December period fell about 48 million short of expectations, 1.8 percent below forecast. Corporate income tax revenues were 13 percent under plan, with a 21.5 million shortfall. October and November saw layoffs at Boeing, Hawker Beechcraft, and Cessna in Wichita. Unemployment benefit claims rose 67 percent from 2007 levels, and individual income tax receipts were 1 percent below target through December. Officials expect a clearer picture after January tax data arrives.
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Nicole Corcoran
Kansas
Wichita
Boeing Co
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Cessna
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Emler
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