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- Gas line hit in Meade County
Officials with Meade County Emergency Management are asking residents in the city of Plains to take precautions after a gas line was hit Monday evening.
- Key Kan. lawmakers upset over power line dispute
Legislators involved in energy policy are upset that state regulators plan to take another year to decide which of two competing companies will build the region's highest-voltage power lines.
- Transmission fight continues, despite plan
A deal to end a competition over building key high-voltage electric lines through southwest Kansas remained elusive Friday.
- Utilities compromise in building new power grid
Competing utilities Prairie Wind Transmission and ITC Great Plains today announced a compromise that will result in transmission lines that will carry up to six times as much power as existing lines.
- Liberal publisher sues upstart daily newspaper
The 121-year-old newspaper in the southwest Kansas town of Liberal is suing its upstart competition - a daily publication in the same town that is published by its former employees.
- Rivals Offer Compromise in Power Line Fight
Prairie Wind Transmission said Friday it and ITC Great Plains have submitted the idea to the Kansas Corporation Commission .
- Kan. lawmaker upset over slow power line decision
A legislator is upset that state regulators may not make a decision on new high-voltage power lines until late in 2009.
- Weather Story- Wichita, KS
A storm system will move across the Central and Southern Plains tonight into Tuesday allowing a strong cold front to surge southeastward through the area.
- Kansans recall coming of age amid Great Depression
Most were just children at the time, coming of age amid the Great Depression. But the images of growing up poor during the worst economic times of the nation's history have stayed with this generation of ...
- Fire Danger - Western Kansas
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS AS AN INTENSE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE MIDWEST.
- Flash Flood Watch: Kansas City Area
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SLOWLY EAST REACHING THE WATCH AREA BY MID MORNING.
- Major Snow Storm Possible in Midwest?
With a major storm system moving into the plains this week we will see a lot of rain and possible even a few snow flakes by Thursday morning.
- Arboretum offers - Raptor Rhapsody'
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston is offering a a oeRaptor Rhapsodya field trip to the Eagle Valley Raptor Center.
- Children's art highlights critter wildlife book
Brittany Salisbury, a third-grade student at Hillsdale Elementary School, displays the cover of "Kansas Critters: A Wildlife Book Written and Illustrated by Kansas Kids," and the page on which her crayon ...
- Vote for 8 Wonders of Kansas Art
Finalists for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art have been selected by the Kansas Sampler Foundation.
- Vote for your favorite Kansas art
What art do you treasure in Kansas? The Kansas Sampler Foundation released 24 nominees in its 8 Wonders of Kansas Art contest Thursday.
- Getting their ACT together
Though the state average for ACT test scores improved slightly when comparing 2007 graduates to 2008 graduates, Garden City High School showed a slight decline in scores, according to recently released reports ...
- Center receives $25,000 Grant
The Center for Great Plains Studies on the Emporia State University campus has received from the Kansas Humanities Council a $25,000 grant to study pioneer Kansas photographer F.M. Steele.
- Sebelius Names Kingfisher 3rd District Court Judge
Governor Kathleen Sebelius has appointed Cheryl Rios Kingfisher as the 3rd Judicial District Court Judge which serves Shawnee County.
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City DescriptionPlains is a city in Meade County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1,163 at the 2000 census. It is notable for the width (155' 5") of its main street.
Plains is located at 37°15′45″N 100°35′30″W / 37.2625, -100.59167 (37.262633, -100.591681).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,163 people, 402 households, and 303 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,175.8 people per square mile (453.6/km²). There were 453 housing units at an average density of 458.0/sq mi (176.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.12% White, 1.29% Native American, 14.27% from other races, and 2.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.23% of the population.
There were 402 households out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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