Re-Used Oil Business Faces Growth and Hurdles
An in depth look at used oil recycling shows refineries like Double Eagle in Oklahoma City and Capitol City Oil in Topeka reshaping waste oil into products sold as Heet Prof and Golden West. The industry faces price, supply, and tax challenges but EPA support and state initiatives push expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Capitol City Oil
Double Eagle
Heet Prof
Golden West
Virgin Oil
Patty
Wingert’s
Ray Schmidt
Lesh Oil Company
Schmidt
Kerran
Capitol City
U.S
Craig Santarpia
Russ Browning
Buildex
Marquette
Kan
Browning
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
House Energy Conservation Research Committee
Energy Reserve Committee
Wes Watkins
Dokla
House of Congress
Bartlesville Energy Research Center
Bartlesville Center
John §. Ball
North Carolina
Phillips Petroleum Company
James Hunt
Carter Energy
Congress
Industry Re-Refining Association
Inside Highlights Local OHS Fines Up Another Tour of Europe
Local OHS officials announce an expanded European tour with higher fines noted on page 3. The report outlines new penalties and the scope of the trip for compliance inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHS
Europe
Widespread Walking-Pneumonia Hits Multiple States
Page 10 notes pneumonia like illness spreading widely as lawmakers and Governor Bennett are spotlighted in legislative sidebars. House and Senate coverage highlight political responses and health concerns tied to the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Bennett
Seventh grade ain t what it used to be
A brief column on changes in middle school education notes shifting expectations and instructional approaches for seventh graders. Observes classroom dynamics, tech integration, and evolving student needs.
Area Weather County Forecast Snowdeveloping Tonight
Snow developing tonight and continuing Wednesday with cold temperatures. Low tonight from zero to five degrees and Wednesday high in the upper teens. Winds easterly tonight. Snow chances about 60 percent on Wednesday.
Clean-Up Underway After Fire Hits Ron Henry Ford Building
The Ottawa agency reports a Sunday night blaze destroyed one building. The firm and former owner Ray Brown assess damage while insurers review. Fire officials say an older gas furnace overheated after a power failure, igniting surrounding paint and paper. one firefighter remained on site overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Henry Ford
Henry
Ray Brown
Brown
Junior Diamond
Ottawa
Diamond
School Board Visualizes Move To Library Property
The Ottawa Library building could become the new office for the Board of Education and adult education. The 290 district would consider city offers to sell the site, arguing ownership saves rent and funds remodeling. Estimated costs total about 142,500 dollars plus 33,000 for an elevator and 5,000 for a fire escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lambert
Ottawa
U.S.C. 290 Board of Education
Fifth and Main
Library
Dan Nevenswander
Board of Education
Kansas Atty General Curt Schneider Visits Ottawa
Kansas Atty Gen Curt Schneider will be in Ottawa next Monday to discuss the consumer affairs division with senior citizens. The visit is part of a four day five county tour of Eastern Kansas sponsored by the Mid-America Council on Aging nutrition project. He will also stop in Coffey, Miami, Anderson and Linn counties and speak at the Ottawa Bible Church at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Curt Schneider
Ottawa
Nutrition Project
The
Mid-America Council On Aging
Schneider
Coffey
Miami
Anderson
Linn
Power outage in Ottawa tied to Kansas City line failure
Ottawa faced a rare blackout after a Richland sub station line snapped at 11 22 pm causing a cascade across seven substations. KCP&L supplied about five six of Ottawa's power while the city relied on its generators. Full restoration reached by 8 12 am with fears of rotating cuts if the outage persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Winter
Don Landes
Kansas City Power and Light
John Clark
Public Utilities
Ottawa
Kcp&l
Bob Mills
Clark
Landes
Richland
Edgerton
Wellsville
Baldwin
Michigan Valley
Sand Creek
Pomona
Kcpa&l
Kansas City Company
Mills
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United States
Mike Kerran
Association of Petroleum Re-Refiners
Double Eagle Refining Company
Oklahoma City
Jack Patty
Wingert Oil Company
Marty Buick
Harold Matney
Matney
Robert Mills
Buick
City Commission
Robert F. Bennett
Alco
Clathe
Judy Wilkins
Neuenswander
Department of Public Safety
DPS
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