Russell's dawn of ethanol and energy growth reshapes town
Russell, once hit hard by oil declines and a vanished RV maker, now hosts U.S. Energy Partners ethanol and wheat plants. The ethanol operation runs 24 hours producing about 122,000 gallons daily from 30,000 bushels, with a 42 million gallon annual target. A 15 megawatt power plant and a reactivated wheat plant fuel the comeback, boosting jobs and local economy.
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Russell
Gary Hobbie
Hobbie
City Hall
U.S. Energy Partners
Russelt
Jolene Ridgley
Heartland Wheat Growers
Farmland Industries
Associated Press
Ron Dunbar
T. rex surgery at Sternberg Museum draws visitors
A life sized robotic T. rex at Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum in Hays is undergoing a mechanical repair described as brain surgery. Technician Terry Brown will patch worn neck motors while staff open viewable access for visitors to watch paleoveterinary work unfold through the museum’s partially closed dioramas.
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Fort Hays State University
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Sternberg
Hays
Terry Brown
Brown
Museum Professionals, Inc
Minneapolis
Sue
Liggett
Kansas bills favor treatment over prison for drug users
A Kansas legislative panel plans a bill to ease overcrowding by sending nonviolent drug offenders to treatment rather than prison. With capacity near 99 percent and no new prisons planned, the Kansas Sentencing Commission seeks a statewide assessment program for select offenders, while assuring public safety.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Kansas Sentencing Commission
Joint Committee
el Dorado
Pete Brungardt
Salina
Johnson County
Paul Morrison
Morrison
Barbara Tombs
Sentencing Commission
Day care inspectors cited for enforcing state rules sparks dispute
Records show Cheryl Hutchison of KDHE strictly followed state licensing rules during inspections of six local child care providers. Providers accuse nitpicking, question interpretations, and critique Hutchison’s methods while KDHE officials defend citations as vital for safety and consistency, noting inspectors aim to fix issues rather than punish.
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Cheryl Hutchison
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Hutchison
Kansas
Carla Hearld
Ellis County Health Department
Hearld
Butch Schlyer
KDHE
Cottrell
Ida Gerstner
Lcense
Gerstner
ECHE
Local forecast sketch shows variable conditions ahead
The forecast notes today will be mostly sunny with a high near 10 to 30, Monday turns mostly cloudy with a high around 50, Monday night partly cloudy with a low in the mid 20s, and Tuesday mostly clear with a high near 40. The report appears on weather map page A2.
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