Prairie Fire biomass plant closes after investor concerns
Lane County biomass plant Prairie Fire halts operations as investment concerns surface. At peak 15 employees were cut to four. plan to export biomass failed amid stiff competition. The project, costing about 8 million, had $300k USDA Value Added Grant and a $740k no interest USDA loan via Lane-Scott Electric Coop. Investors numbered 93. bank-backed loan required irrevocable credit.
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Prairie Fire
Brad Applegarth
Johnson
Harris News Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Lane-Scott Electric Coop
Earl Steffens
Electric Cooperative
Injunction Blocks Local Tax Preparer From False Returns
A federal judge orders a preliminary injunction against Lares of Income Tax Dinero Rapids prohibiting filing false federal returns for clients. The government alleges many misstatements including improper filing statuses fake dependent exemptions and overstated business expenses. The action notes suspected earned income tax credit abuses and Schedule C deductions and was issued by Judge Kathryn H. Wratil in Kansas.
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U.S. Treasury
Miller
Lares
Dinero Rapids
IRS
Kathryn H. Wratil
US District Court For
District of Kansas
City May Weigh Looser Rules On Aerials And Fireworks
City commissioners may loosen rules to allow aerial fireworks and sale of fireworks. Finney County bans aerials but neighboring counties sell them, complicating enforcement. Shelton favors aligning with looser state rules. Next Tuesday’s 1 p.m. meeting at the City Administrative Center invites public attendance with Spanish interpreter.
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Commission
Kearny County
Shelton
Eighth St
Bodies found in truck at Kansas medical waste facility
Wyandotte County coroner Alan Hancock identified three of six body parts recovered from a Stericycle truck in Kansas City. The parts came in tubs labeled from The Learning Center linked to Bio Care, amid investigations into cremation procedures and shipments from the area.
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Kansas City, Kan
Kansas
Stericycle Inc
Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte
Alan C. Hancock
Learning Center
Bio Care
Albuquerque, N.M
Paul
Paul Montano
Bio Care Southwest
Texas
el Paso
Lake Forest
Albuquerque
Hancock
Stericycle
Montoya bound over for trial in fatal family stabbing
Luis Montoya faces trial after a court bound him over for criminal proceedings stemming from the August 24 2009 stabbing death of his sister Maria Montoya. Testimony described a day of conflict with Luis Montoya drinking beer at Felipe Montoya Lopez’s home before confronting Maria on the couch and stabbing her repeatedly. Police and forensic witnesses noted the victim died of blood loss from multiple head chest and facial injuries. Luis Montoya remains jailed in Finney County.
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Ojeda
Felipe Montoya Lopez
Luis
Maria Montoya
Luis Montoya
Elmer Lopez
Mora
Montoya
Bamidele Adeagbo
Sedgwick County
Finney County
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Lane County
Lane-Scott
Steffens
Dan Sharp
Healy
Sharp Bros. Seed
Arity
Medical Waste Company
Ment
Elaine ‘Beaver
Lakin Recreation Commission
N. Campbell St
Garden City
Gctelegram
THE
Garden City Telegram
P.O
City
Apt
Circle One
Bryan Love
Jeffrey Weeast Jr
Financial Advisor
Www
Edwardjones.com
Edward Jones
SIPC
Wichita County
Wichita County Fairground
Elm Street
Seots, Kansas
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