Critics urge EPA action to halt Sunflower plant permit
Environmentalists press for EPA involvement as Kansas KDHE weighs Sunflower Electric Power Corp coal plant permit near Holcomb Finney County. Sierra Club and Earthjustice urge slower, fuller review of the 2.8 billion project citing upcoming greenhouse gas rules and comments deadline by year end.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Department of Health and Environment
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Sierra Club
Sunflower
Holcomb
Finney County
EPA
KDHE
Stephanie Cole
City Smoking Ban Remains Unchanged in Garden City
Garden City commissioners voted 3-2 to retain a citywide smoking ban stricter than state law and to adopt a uniform public offense code reflecting existing policies. The older ordinance from 2007 prohibits smoking in private clubs and nonprofit fraternal organizations. Violations will still be handled in municipal court.
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Garden City
Veterans Bars
Randy Grisell
League of Kansas Municipalities
Reynaldo Mesa
Kansas on road to recovery despite small job gains
Kansas unemployment rose to 6.6 percent in August from 6.5 percent in July, while the state reports a 6,900 gain in jobs over August 2009. Gov. Mark Parkinson calls the numbers a sign the economy is improving, noting seasonal adjustments mask some losses.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
State Department of Labor
Department of Labor
Home Products Dinner Highlights Grant County Cuisine
Crowds enjoyed barbecue beef corn scalloped potatoes candied squash pinto beans cherry tomatoes and wheat rolls crafted from ingredients grown in Grant County during Tuesday night’s Home Products Dinner.
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Grant County
Home Products
Grant County Dinner Attracts Locals And Politicians
At the 48th annual Home Products Dinner in Ulysses, Steve Stein stood near a wind ing line as volunteers opened doors before 7 p.m. The Grant County staple celebrates county grown foods with beef, corn, scalloped potatoes, pinto beans, candied squash, tomatoes, rolls, jam, watermelon, milo donuts and ice cream served by volunteers. Shannon Steglin of Pioneer Communications helped serve water melon, milo donuts and ice cream.
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Shannon Heglin
Ulysses
Sean McKown
Grant County
Heglin
Pioneer Communications
Steve Stein
Civic Center
Stein
Shannon Steglin
Grant County Home Products Dinner marks three-year aid event
Steglin welcomed attendees at the Grant County Home Products Dinner, a three year effort highlighting community support. Senior dinner committee members Matt Schonlan and Terri Cantrell call the event a celebration of Grant County, tracing origins to 1962 with an 1941 DIY farm dinner by State Rep Will Christian to prove local self sufficiency.
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Steglin
Matt Schonlan
Terri Cantrell
Grant County
Will Christian
Christian
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Grant County Home Products
Gctelegram
Schwieterman Inc
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