Birds disrupt Scott City power substation outage
Birds damaged a Wheatland Electric Cooperative substation in Scott City causing a power outage for about an hour and a half. The outage impacted Scott City and surrounding rural areas until power was rerouted around 3 30 p.m. Repairs will be required at the damaged substation, according to Wheatland Electric official Lynn Freese.
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Scott City
Wheatland Electric Cooperative
Lynn Freese
Wheatland Electric
Freese
Garden City Community College to Sell Retired Property
Garden City Community College will hold a public sale of retired and surplus property at 11 a.m. on October 1 in the college storage building at Gene and Harold streets. The event uses cash only, on site silent bidding, with bids due by 2 p.m. and pickup by 5 p.m. Items include a John Deere Gator, Lincoln 225 welder, air compressor, furniture, computers, televisions, cameras, and more.
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Garden City Community College
College
Gene
Harold
Girls Scouts Seek Volunteers In Garden City
Due to growing girl registrations, Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland seeks volunteers to lead one Daisy troop and three older-girl troops. No parent requirement. Training provided. Call (888) 900-7061 or visit kansasgirlscouts.org for details.
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Garden City
Girl Scouts of
Kansas Heartland
GSKH
Kelly
Tina
Kansasgirlscouts.org
Holiday Deco Exhibit Opens at Stauth Memorial Museum
Southwest Kansans are invited to view the Christmas Traditions of Southwest Kansas 2010 exhibit at Stauth Memorial Museum Montezuma from Oct 17 to Nov 28. An evening event titled Twilight Holiday Happening on Nov 27 from 7 to 8 30 p.m. features lights music door prizes and refreshments. Deadline to participate is Thursday with space reservations via (620) 846-2527.
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Stauth Memorial Museum
Montezuma
Southwest Kansas
KU suspends Phi Gamma Delta amid hazing probe
The University of Kansas has suspended Phi Gamma Delta while it investigates hazing allegations. The fraternity was notified Thursday night it is on interim suspension and barred from university events or activities during the inquiry.
K-State to Clean Up Historic Radioactive Landfill
Kansas State University faces a 4 million dollar remediation after decades of dumping low level radioactive waste and hazardous chemicals into a campus landfill near the football stadium. Testing shows underground groundwater tainted by tritium and 1 4 dioxane, with plans for trenches and treatment units by 2012 and final closure possibly in 2013.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Steven Galitzer
Department of Environmental Health and Safety
K-State
Wildcats
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Galitzer
Kelly Phillips
University
Environmental Health and Safety Department
Idaho
KDHE
EPA
Bruce Shubert
U.S
Kimball Avenue
Safari Shoppe to Close for Remodeling at Zoo
Safari Shoppe at Lee Richardson Zoo closes Oct 1 for a nearly $30,000 interior renovation expected to finish in early November. A weekend sale offers up to 40 percent off with member discounts as the shop gains new walls, ceilings, and products from Animal Planet and the Snow Leopard Foundation to boost zoo funds and conservation messaging.
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Donna Lopez
Lee Richardson Zoo
Lopez
Juanita Hernandez
Safari Shoppe
Hernandez
Mary Palmer
Palmer
Animal Planet
Snow Leopard Foundation
FORLZ
Finnup Center
Man survives fainting in Wild West museum noose display
A 69-year-old Arkansas man nearly died after passing out with a display noose around his head at Dodge City Kansas Boot Hill Museum. Staff freed him, he recovered, and was hospitalized in stable condition. the noose had hung low for unknown reasons and may be removed permanently.
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Dodge City
Arkansas
Frontier Justice
Kansas Museum
Parks, Ark
Boot Hill
Lara Brehm
Brehm
Wichita
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