In the small town of Waterville, you are likely to see trucks on their way to somewhere else. Stop by and you will find a local volunteer fire department with the biggest hearts around. On Sunday, the department responded to a house with a fire in the basement. The department was able to put out the fire and everyone inside made it out fine, but the department went the extra mile to save the family’s three cats and one dog. “They end up locating the cats. I think the first one that Aaron located was they call her Wilma and brought her out. She didn’t look very good, she wasn’t in very good shape. She looked like she was under a lot of stress,” said Waterville Firefighter Mike Vermetten.
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FreeState Electric Cooperative is taking a big step into the world of solar energy. The Eastern Kansas co-op has partnered with another company to open a solar energy farm just south of Oskaloosa. The new farm has 3,500 solar energy panels that create enough energy to power 170 homes. CEO Steve Foss said the panels will help customers by producing more energy during the summer.
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The Sheridan County Emergency Management confirmed a tornado touched ground in the town of Selden Monday around 6:30 p.m. The emergency manager reported buildings and trees down, homes damaged, an overturned semi and possibly one injury. There has also been a train overturned and a silo destroyed. “We have reports of injury crashes from semi-trucks that were blown over. We also have a train that is blown over,” said Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Hileman. “We are checking on the residents of Selden to make sure that they are okay and the surrounding area.”
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