The first of what are expected to be several road failures caused by heavy loads carried to EDP Renewal wind farm construction sites in northeast Allen County occurred this week. Mitch Garner, director of Public…

For the past several months, crews have been working nonstop on site preparations for the Prairie Queen Wind Farm. Aside from the residents living in close proximity to the steady caravan of trucks criss-crossing the…

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…

Bob Garrett, who lives north of LaHarpe adjacent to 2600 Street, maintained the county road has become a liability from heavy truck traffic associated with construction of EDP Renewables’ wind farm. Garrett’s comments came after commissioners…

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…

Sewer work needed under highway YATES CENTER — Two large piles of dirt on both sides of Highway 75, along with heavy equipment, are part of a repair project to replace sections of sewer under…

LAHARPE — Dreams of starting up a wind farm and renewable energy technology program at LaHarpe’s Regional Rural Tech Center are one step closer to reality. Officials from EDP Renewables, which is ready to begin…