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Mike Yonder

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Earth Day Events Educate and Entertain

PRESCOTT VALLEY - WOW Movies on the big screen, refreshments, a Rain Dance and heaps of information on conservation and sustainability highlighted the second annual Earth Day Celebration in Prescott Valley.

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For many in the north-central Kansas town of Concordia, the 67-turbine Meridian Way Wind Farm has brought the most excitement and economic promise they have seen in decades. Eight miles south of town, the wind turbines tower over 20,000 acres of wheat fields and pastures. On a clear day, the three-megawatt generating turbines — the largest on-shore models in the United States — can be seen for miles.

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Interim WG&L GM: Finances not pretty

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The interim Albany Water, Gas & Light Commissission GM says he will leave no stone unturned in finding ways to improve the utility’s finances.

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Wind farms still booming in Kansas

For many in the north-central Kansas town of Concordia, the 67-turbine Meridian Way Wind Farm has brought the most excitement and economic promise they have seen in decades. Eight miles south of town, the wind turbines tower over 20,000 acres of wheat fields and pastures. On a clear day, the three-megawatt generating turbines — the largest on-shore models in the United States — can be seen for miles.

De Barbara Jordan High School a Rice University

A sus 18 años, Selena Zermeno conoce bien el significado de luchar por lo que uno quiere. No titubea cuando dice que siempre supo que algún día llegaría a ser la primera de su clase, aunque trabajaba a la vez que estudiaba. Este año, logró esa meta. Selena se encuentra entre el 5 por ciento de estudiantes con las más altas calificaciones de su preparatoria.

Free dental services offered to uninsured, low-income children

Douglas County Dental Clinic wants to help "Give Kids A Smile." The clinic, 316 Maine, will be offering free dental services for children, ages 18 and under, on Feb. 5.

Mining waste from Oklahoma headed for Kansas highways

Mining waste from the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma is to be used on highways in Kansas.