Tag: wind farm
Cherie and Mark Reimer and their two boys, ages 11 and 12, drove from Newton to Iola Saturday morning to learn about wind farms. The family took part in a tour of the new Prairie…
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) Construction is scheduled to begin this fall on a wind project in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas. Liberty Utilities-Empire District announced Thursday the Missouri Public Service Commission has approved the project,…
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,…
A worker at the Prairie Queen wind farm in northern Allen County was injured Saturday after falling into one of the wind turbines blades. Daren Kellerman with the Allen County Sheriffs Department said the worker,…
There?s not a little irony that the pace of construction for the Prairie Queen Wind Farm complex in northern Allen County has slowed in recent days because of too much wind. To safely erect the…
A portion of U.S. 59 will be closed north of Moran between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, in order for crews to move a wind tower crane across the highway. The highway will be…
