LAHARPE Parents and students are invited to an open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Regional Rural Technical Center. There, visitors will get an up-close look at the centers three…
Members of the group Keep Reno Heavenly showed a mix of emotions after the Reno County Commission denied NextEra Energy a permit to build a wind farm in the southeastern part of the county. On…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) The Reno County Commission has denied a proposal to build a wind farm in the county. The commission voted 2-1 Thursday on a proposal from Florida-based NextEra Energy for a 200-megawatt…
ERIE Neosho County Commissioners finally gave their nod to the planned Neosho Ridge Wind project by voting to approve four agreements at Thursday evenings meeting. The commission accepted the agreements in their entirety 2-1,…
President Donald Trump continued his tiresome and inaccurate attack on wind power during a speech this week to fellow Republicans. “If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down…
If you?ve driven up from Oklahoma City, or across I-70 in western Kansas, or even through Burlington, you?ve surely noticed the fields of wind turbines. It makes for quite a sight. But wind turbines don?t just create a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri regulators reversed course Wednesday and gave the go-ahead to one of the nation’s largest renewable energy projects — a high-voltage power line delivering wind energy from the Midwest to…
Apex, one of several energy conglomerates, wants to build a wind farm in Neosho County. While specifics are not yet nailed to the absolute, Apex has its eye on about 130 turbines to generate up…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State University officials estimate that half of the Manhattan campus will be powered by wind by 2020. University officials announced on Tuesday a new agreement with Missouri-based Westar Energy, the…
Wind energy project debated ERIE Audiences continue to increase at public forums on the Neosho Ridge wind energy project, according to The Chanute Tribune. A recent meeting had to be relocated to accommodate the…