Sunflower Compromise Could Spark Large Plant Project
Sunflower President Karl Watkins said construction of a new 895 megawatt power plant could start within 18 months and take about four years, with no cost estimate yet. The project would meet peak demand of 448000 households and create over 1500 construction jobs. Local officials noted mostly positive reactions during the Finney County Commission meeting, with debate on veto politics and impacts on the economy and local businesses.
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Sunflower
Karl Watkins
Finney County Commission
Cliff Mayo
Don Doll
Kansas House
Kathleen Sebelius
Roman Halbur
Doll
House
Gustin
Sebelius
Parkinson
Watkins
Kansas
Kendall Kepley
Kep
Men’s Wear
Grant Ave
Kepley
Kep’s
Holcomb
Shonda Collins
Wheatfields
Main
N. Main St
Campus Drive
Mary Street
Collins
Beverly Schmitz Glass
Kansas winter wheat forecast dips amid soy pivot trends
Kansas faces a forecast of 340 million bushels, down from 356 million last year, as farmers consider shifting some winter wheat acres to soybeans due to later planting windows. Colorado and Washington post larger outputs, while Oklahoma Nebraska and Texas show declines. Woolverton notes supply tightness and rising demand as the global economy recovers.
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Kansas
Woolverton
Great Plains
Colorado
Washington
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas
Courts face furlough risk as funding gaps loom in Kansas
Gov Mark Parkinson warns judges and court officers could face furloughs if funding shortfalls persist. Senate cuts plus a limited docket-fee increase leave an $8 million gap after a $3.1 million across the board cut. Lawmakers plan to seek extra funding in January to prevent court closures.
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Mark Parkinson
Davis
Senate
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Parkinson
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Jay Emler
House
Lindsborg
Emler
Donations drive aids Garden City food relief efforts
Postal worker Jody Bordewick says Garden City has joined the national food drive for about 13 years, with items donated to area food banks Salvation Army and United Methodist Mexican American Ministries care center. Shelter staff note cash donations fund food purchases at 21 cents per pound, a cash shortfall creating a multi tens of thousands red. hunger affects nearly 40 million Americans per Feeding America, with Kansas among states high in food insecurity.
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Garden City
Salvation Army
United Methodist
Bordewick
Emmaus House
Feeding America
Kansas
USDA
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Statue of Liberty
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