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Giving Away the (Wind) Farm

Giving Away the (Wind) Farm

Flatland — Mark Buck can see some of the 314 turbines in Kansas' largest wind farm from his office window in Medicine Lodge, where he is superintendent of the Barber County North School District. The nearly $1 billion Flat Ridge project, built in two phases and owned in part by British Petroleum, spans 70,000 acres near the Oklahoma border in south-central Kansas.
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Changed Locks: Getting Evicted in Wyandotte

Changed Locks: Getting Evicted in Wyandotte

Flatland — It takes two minutes for the woman in the wheelchair to roll in front of Judge R. Wayne Lawson. It only takes another two minutes for her to be legally evicted. "You have to leave, just not today," Lawson tells her. The plaintiff's lawyer asks her to wait for him in the hallway.
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Growing courage at camp

Growing courage at camp

St. Joseph News-Press — Courage can't be taught. It has to be learned, normally. But that's not the case at the camp that happens Thursday through Sunday in Stewartsville, Missouri. Camp Farwesta is hosting a four-day event known as Camp Courage. It brings adults with special needs together, explained Co-Director Britton Fields.
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Food Halls Are Having a Moment in Kansas City

Food Halls Are Having a Moment in Kansas City

Flatland — The Lenexa Public Market may have put downtown Lenexa, Kansas, on the map. It's one part food hall, one part retail, but it's the food hall concept you need to hear about, as developers from Atlanta, Denver, and New York City are looking at Kansas City as the next great food hall destination.
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Good deed keeps girl on two wheels

Good deed keeps girl on two wheels

St. Joseph News-Press — Over the weekend, a burglar jumped a chain-link fence and stole a little girl's bike that she had gotten for her birthday. Disappointed by the theft, the family reported the stolen bike on one of the city's Facebook crime pages. Seeing the post, Kathy Bass and Bryan Berthiaume knew they had to do something.
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Ken Burns says it was 'most fortuitous' he found KC-area vet for 'The Vietnam War'

Ken Burns says it was 'most fortuitous' he found KC-area vet for 'The Vietnam War'

Kansas City Star — Finding Kansas City-area Vietnam veteran John Musgrave for the upcoming PBS documentary "The Vietnam War" was "the most fortuitous thing," filmmaker Ken Burns said Friday. Musgrave, long known to Kansas Citians as an eloquent and thoughtful commentator and critic on the war, has been referred to as the Shelby Foote of the Vietnam War, a reference to the late historian who played a major role in Burns' 11-hour documentary on the Civil War.
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Where, Exactly, is Midtown?

Where, Exactly, is Midtown?

Flatland — Ask a Kansas Citian where Midtown is, and you'll hear a pretty wide swath of responses. Oleha Verlander, who lives in South Waldo, submitted a curiousKC question asking us to narrow it down. "Where/what exactly is considered Midtown," she asked. So curiousKC spent an afternoon crisscrossing the city to ask others that same question.
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This Kansas City Boxing Coach Is Taking Parkinson's Patients Into The Ring

This Kansas City Boxing Coach Is Taking Parkinson's Patients Into The Ring

KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) — It may sound strange, but people with Parkinson's disease are stepping into boxing rings to help combat their symptoms. They aren't throwing uppercuts for a shot at a title, but experts say they are winning an improved quality of life, and so are their families.
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As Far As the Eye Can See (Hint: It's Not Far)

As Far As the Eye Can See (Hint: It's Not Far)

Flatland — As it happens, the stars have aligned between curiousKC and the historic astronomical event coming Aug. 21. Just as our region was preparing for the full lunar eclipse, Kansas Citian Clark Johnson wondered if there is any local regulation of light pollution. Johnson asked curiousKC: "Is there an ordinance for reducing light pollution?"
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Despite communication problems, child with autism welcomed on baseball team

Despite communication problems, child with autism welcomed on baseball team

St. Joseph News-Press — The Dragons have an Angel in the outfield, and that may be why they are still undefeated this season. Their teammate, Angel, has autism, and it doesn't allow him to communicate verbally. The difficulty has held him back from interacting with his peers, but baseball and technology have been the bridge.
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A Clash of the Way In

A Clash of the Way In

Flatland — Rachel Miskec watches the news each night and worries she'll see an apartment fire in Kansas City, Kansas. "If something bad happens, I know someone is going to ask us when did you go into [the apartment] last," said Miskec, the coordinator of the rental license program for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
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These 'Grannies' Are Trying To Reignite The Basketball Border War

These 'Grannies' Are Trying To Reignite The Basketball Border War

KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) — The old rivalry between Missouri and Kansas is getting a new injection of energy from the Granny Basketball League. After its first year of competition, the series is tied at 1-to-1 but the go-ahead game takes place this Saturday in Jefferson City.
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