Month: March 2017

Saturday events

Democrats to meet March 18

The Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast will meet Saturday, March 18, at The Dotte Spot Bar and Grill, 8123 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas. Speaking this month will be State Rep. Louis Ruiz, D-31st Dist., and Teresa Garcia Krusor, who is the Democratic National Committeewoman from Kansas. Krusor is also the former Kansas Democratic Party vice chair and secretary. The breakfast buffet will be available at 8:15 a.m. and the program begins at 9:15 a.m. All Democrats are invited to attend. The cost for the breakfast is $10, or $6 for students and those on a limited incomes. There is a $2 for coffee if you are not purchasing breakfast. You are not required to purchase breakfast to attend. Those who are planning to attend are asked to make a reservation by Thursday, March 16, to scottmackey08@yahoo.com. While reservations are not required to attend, they are important for planning the breakfast.

Quilting program offered

Learn to quilt at a program from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the West Wyandotte Library, conference room C, 1737 N. 82nd, Kansas City, Kansas. The program covers the basics of quilting, along with new skills. It is for age 11 and older. Registration is required in advance to 913-295-8250.

Craft class offered

A craft class on gilding will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Kansas City, Kansas, Public library, 625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The class is for adults and senior adults. Participants will use thin sheets of metal to make objects look metallic, with a couple of projects to choose from. Teens may attend if accompanied by an adult. There is a $5 cost for supplies. Registration is required to 913-295-8250, Ext. 1112.

San Jose to visit Sporting KC Saturday

A pair of unbeaten teams square off Saturday when Sporting Kansas City (0-0-2, 2 points) plays host to the San Jose Earthquakes (2-0-0, 6 points) at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The match will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on FOX Sports Kansas City, ESPN 99.3 FM (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish), with a limited number of tickets still available at SeatGeek.com.

Police seek public’s assistance in locating woman

Abby Knight

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance to speak to a woman in connection with a recent criminal investigation, according to a police spokesman.

Abby Knight is in her mid-20s, 5-5, 145 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes, and has an active probation violation out of Wyandotte County.

Anyone with information about Knight’s whereabouts is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Kansas Supreme Court rules coal-powered plant in Holcomb can get permit

The Kansas Supreme Court today issued a decision that will allow a permit to Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to construct the coal-powered Holcomb 2 electric generating unit in Finney County.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said this decision should clear the final state law impediment to constructing the Holcomb power plant.

An attorney for the Kansas Sierra Club, which challenged the coal-powered plant’s permit, stated today that there would be other hurdles for the plant.

“Sunflower got off the hook for its massive emissions today, but we will continue to fight at every turn to hold them accountable for their pollution. That day will come sooner than they think,” stated Amanda Goodin, attorney at Earthjustice, which represented the Sierra Club, in a news release.

According to Elizabeth Katt Reinders, senior campaign representative for Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, the proposed plant no longer has a buyer lined up for its power output, and the project may still require federal financial approval. The energy market in Kansas and the area has changed in favor of low-cost clean energy, putting the plant proposal on shaky ground, she stated in a news release.

“As the rest of the nation is embracing a profound shift in our energy landscape from coal to clean energy, Sunflower is trying to take a huge step backwards,” Reinders stated. “Since the proposed Holcomb coal plant currently lacks a buyer for its power, ratepayers would be saddled with a huge expense for no benefit.”

However, Schmidt’s statement did not mention any other hurdles.

“I am hopeful the change in administration in Washington, D.C., also will make possible federal approval for the project,” Schmidt stated. “At the attorney general’s office, we have been proud to stand with economic investment and growth for southwest Kansas throughout the years of legal disputes, and we are pleased with the outcome. We extend our gratitude to all who have demonstrated enormous patience and determination to make this project a reality.”

Today’s Kansas Supreme Court decision is online at http://www.kscourts.org/Cases-and-Opinions/opinions/SupCt/2017/20170317/112008.pdf.