Holcomb intersection to gain traffic signal and turning lanes
The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to start work Monday at the Big Lowe Road and Jones Avenue intersection in Holcomb to install a traffic signal and add two right turn lanes. The site will operate as a three way stop during construction with possible single lane reductions and delays near the Tyson Foods plant. Project cost is about 790000 dollars with Klaver Construction Company as contractor. completion hoped for January 2013 subject to weather.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Big Lowe Road
Jones Avenue
Holcomb
Big Lowe
Jones
Tyson Foods
KDOT
Klaver Construction Company, Inc
Kingman
City panel to discuss Windsor Hotel financing plan vote
City commissioners next week will consider a letter of intent on RHID and CID financing with GC Windsor Developers LLC. Finney County Preservation Alliance backs Windsor Hotel project and reps will review plans with the commission at 1 pm Tuesday at 301 N Eighth St.
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GC Windsor Developers, LLC
Finney County Preservation Alliance
Eighth St
Finney County set to approve Wind River Grain tax abatement
Finney County commissioners plan to sign a resolution granting Wind River Grain, LLC a 20 percent property tax abatement for 10 years for a 90 foot steel bin with a conveyor upgrade. Meeting at 8 30 a.m. Monday at the Administrative Center will also review monthly reports from the Health Department Public Works and EMS.
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Finney County
Wind River Grain, LLC
Ninth St
Finney County Health Department
Public Works and Emergency Medical Services
Heat bills to rise dramatically this winter says federal agency
The U S Energy Information Administration forecasts higher heating costs for Oct 1 to Mar 31 2013 due to colder conditions and higher natural gas use. Natural gas prices may average 3 35 per MMBtu in 2013 with inventories up 8 percent. electricity and propane costs shift while gasoline prices expected to fall slightly this winter.
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Federal Energy Agency
U.S. Energy Information Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
EIA
Elec
Drought Impacts Pumpkins At Huber's Produce In Garden City
The drought has reduced pumpkin planting and size at Huber's Produce on Schulman Avenue while gourds thrive. Co owner Kelley Bicket notes fewer plants this year due to high growing costs and three year drought, with hybrids offering better uniform sizes. The store, run by the Bicket sisters, is currently for sale amid broader crop challenges and a family legacy in local farming.
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Huber’s
Garden City
Huber
Schulman Avenue
Kelley Bicket
E. Schulman Ave
Bicket
Traci Savolt
Traci
Rhonda Blanchette
Bob and
Leona Huber
Wichita woman uses Facebook to reunite lost pets
Lesa Hiebert runs the Wichita Area Lost and Found Pets page, matching missing pets with owners by aggregating posts from Craigslist, PetHarbor, and local ads. She began in 2011, spreading word from 4 a.m. onward, fostering dogs and dedicating herself to reuniting families like Andrea Guerra, whose Yorkshire terrier Bailey vanished Sept 11.
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Lesa Hiebert
Hiebert
Wichita
Facebook
The
Eagle
Petharbor.com
Lostdogwichita.com
Suzy
Sally
Frankie
Foxy
Flower
Kitty
Wichita Area
Punch
Andrea Guerra
Bailey
135Th
Maple
Guerra
Wichita Animal Shelter
Madelynn
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