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Power outages hit the 4-state area, links to maps
January 1, 2021 10:24 AM Stacie Strader
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JOPLIN, Mo. – Utility companies work to restore power in the 4-State area.
As of 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2021:
Evergy is reporting 403 outages in the area northeast of Lamar, Missouri. They have 6,679 total customers without power in their service area, which includes Kansas City.
Liberty Utilities – Empire District reports 1,603 customers affected. This includes 364 in the Joplin Northwest area and 155 customers in the Duenweg/Carthage/Jasper area.
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December 29, 2020 3:00 PM Stacie Strader
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PITTSBURG, Kan. – The U.S. Department of Commerce invests $1.6 million to support polymer research at Pittsburg State University. The grant will be matched with $400,000 in local funds, is expected to create 50 jobs, retain 25 jobs and generate $2 million in private investment.
The Kansas Polymer Research Center (KPRC), located within the Tyler Research Center at PSU, is an internationally-recognized center for chemistry and materials science with a specialization in vegetable oil-based polymer research and development.
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the grant to provide instrumentation and equipment to the newly established National Institute for Materials Advancement at the Kansas Polymer Research Center.