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House hazardous waste roundup Saturday in Winchester
Saturday may be the best chance for some Clark County residents to dispose of potentially harmful materials in their homes. From 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Clark County Road Department at 5 Hopkins Lane, that waste will be accepted as part of the...
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Boyle sponsors hazardous waste collection
smojica@amnews.comBoyle County waste management and emergency officials are joining forces to hold a household hazardous waste disposal day Saturday at the county fairgrounds. A $20,500 grant from the state Division of Waste Management is funding the effort. But,...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health, Prescription Drugs, Waste, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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Sept. 11 - 2001 - Local responders more ready than ever
dbrock@amnews.comWhile citizens reflect on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, state and local emergency service providers are still mindful of threats that face even rural communities. Gene Kiser, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Disasters and Accidents, Terrorism, National Security
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Collection planned for hazardous household waste
dbrock@amnews.comDonna Fechter has been recognized statewide for obtaining and administering grant money to address litter, recycling and used tires, but next month she will take on removing some of the most harmful materials before they make it to a landfill or worse....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Advanced Training, Environmental Issues, Career and Workplace, Business
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News briefs for Oct. 11
Boyle building permits released
Building permist issued in September by Danville-Boyle County Planning and Zoning Commission include:
Ada Jordan, 117 Rolling Hills, deck, 96 square feet; Premier Villages, 101-109 Saddle Ridge, condos, 9,150 square feet;...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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No injuries in dramatic McKinney train wreck
Around 1:15 p.m. Monday a southbound Norfolk-Southern train left the tracks parallel to the Geneva- McKinney Road in McKinney, spilling 44 containers onto the embankment and piling several on top of each other. The train consisted of three locomotives and...Tags: Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Hazardous waste collection set at Boyle fairgrounds
A household hazardous waste collection will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Boyle County Fairgrounds. The event is open to residents of Boyle and Mercer counties, and proof of residency will be required.
Items to be accepted include...Tags: Environmental Issues
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Hazardous household waste collection this weekend
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comThose with unwanted hazardous household products such as paint, paint thinners and pesticides will have a place to discard them as the Jessamine County Fiscal Court and Jessamine County Environmental Services will host the 2011 Fall Haul program Saturday....Tags: Facebook, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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KDEP supervising clean up of derailment
Clean up along the Norfolk-Southern tracks in McKinney is moving along quickly with parallel efforts being made to clear both hazardous and non-hazardous material from the site and abate the spill of hazardous materials into the creek that adjoins the...Tags: Traffic, Rivers, Mayonnaise, Career and Workplace, Travel
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Railroad owes answers
While clean-up along the railroad tracks in McKinney is proceeding steadily after last week’s derailment, there is no answer yet as to what happened to cause the derailment and federal authorities have said that the only explanation will come from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Disasters and Accidents, Travel
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Boyle, Mercer counties partner on hazardous waste disposal grant
eruehs@amnews.comHARRODSBURG — Mercer County gave its final stamp of approval Tuesday on a grant proposal that could give Mercer and Boyle residents an easy way to dispose of some household hazardous waste items. The Mercer County Fiscal Court voted unanimously to...Tags: Elections, Waste, Environmental Issues, Politics
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Boyle, Mercer look to team up for $16,500 hazardous waste disposal grant
eruehs@amnews.comBoyle and Mercer County fiscal courts moved forward Tuesday with a plan to join forces on a regional hazardous waste disposal grant. Donna Fechter, the solid waste coordinator for Boyle County, presented the $16,500 grant before both fiscal courts,...Tags: Elections, Waste, Environmental Issues, Politics
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