School board selects Lara Bors to fill vacated USD 457 seat
Lawyer Lara Bors was appointed Monday to the USD 457 Board of Education, joining four new members in July to create five newcomers on the seven member panel. Her term runs through June 2018, replacing former vice president John Scheppner who resigned May 23 after 14 years of service.
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Lara Bors
USD 457
Board of Education
USC 457
Rick Atha
Mark Rude
Thomas Blackburn
Tim Cruz
Alex Wallace
Bors
John Scheppner
Lara
Mike Utz
Utz
Gail Dunford
Bruce Reichmuth
Gloria Hopkins
Jean Clifford
Hopkins
Clifford
Dunford
Reichmuth
Jeff Crist
Stormy Weather Delays Southwest Kansas Wheat Harvest
Harvest in Stevens, Grant, Kearny and Scott counties slowed by a string of storms bringing hail and rain. Officials cite 1 to 1.75 inch hail reports near Syracuse Coolidge Kendall and nearby areas as growers report losses and harvest pauses amid ongoing drought impacts.
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Stevens
Grant
Kearny
Scott Counties
Hamilton
Stanton
Mike Bell
National Weather
Dodge City
Bell
Coolidge
Syracuse
Kendall
Danny McLarty
Syracuse Co-op Exchange
McLarty
County Okays rezoning for county event center plan
Finney County commissioners approved a rezoning from agricultural to general commercial for Jose Torres to build a 12,000 square foot prefabricated event center on 7.5 acres, despite neighbors fearing more traffic and noise. The vote 4-1 followed Planning Commission concerns about road capacity and the lack of public water or sewer, with plans to rent the facility for weddings and private events near Jennie Barker Road and Highway 156.
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Finney County
Jose Torres
Jennie Barker
Torres
Don Doll
Planning Commission
Doll
Bill King
County Commission
Planning Board
KDHE tied to Sunflower in permit questions row
Kansas Department of Health and Environment handled public questions to shape the Sunflower Electric coal plant permit and passed some answers off as its own. The Kansas City Star notes KDHE cited a pending Sierra Club appeal and said it could not comment. Sunflower said it did nothing wrong amid ongoing litigation for the 2.8 billion project near Holcomb.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Sunflower Electric Co
KDHE
Sunflower
Kansas City Star
Sierra Club
Hays
the Star
Holcomb
Kansas
Colorado
Mark Parkinson
Weather forecast: clear tonight and sunny Wednesday
Tonight will be clear with a low of 56. Wednesday brings mostly sunny skies with a high near 90 and a low around 61. Details on page Ag.
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Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie
Garden City Co-op
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