| Wolf Creek fixes problem, goes back online
Plant personnel worked through the weekend, removing the pockets of air and gas and adding additional vent valves in some places. She said the backup cooling system isn't needed during normal operations, but the plant was shut down as a precaution until the problem could be identified and corrected. An outage for maintenance and refueling is scheduled for March 22, she said. Wolf Creek provides power to Westar Energy, Kansas City Power & Light and Kansas Electric Power Cooperative customers. The companies also get power from area coal-powered plants. Story by Mike Hall: (785) 295-1209, mike.hall@cjonline.com Power down A review of The Topeka Capital-Journal archives and the plant's news releases indicates the facility shuts down every 18 months for maintenance and occasionally to address an unexpected safety concern.
Stampede Wrestling buddies gather for Phil Klein's 90th birthday bash
Real rock 'm-sock 'm nights were relived when organizers of Phil Klein's 90th birthday bash found a couple of his old wrestling buddies. "Phil was a powerful man and excellent wrestler," 78-year-old (Bulldog) Bud Osborne said Saturday at the Sutton Place Hotel. "Look at the size of his wrists. If he hit you with his forearm, you knew it." .
Cyclo-cross news & racing roundup for January 10
The latest round of the UCI's cyclo-cross rankings was little changed after a weekend of National Championships. Sven Nys extended his lead in the men's rankings, and now leads by a whopping 605 points over the deposed Belgian champion Bart Wellens. Klaas Vantornout remains in third, just 86 points ahead of Dutch Champion Lars Boom. Zdenek Stybar, the new Czech Champion, is in fifth with 1315 points. In the women's rankings, Dutch woman Daphny van den Brand remained in first despite being beaten out for the Dutch Championship by Mirjam Melchers van Poppel. Van den Brand leads by a large margin, 595 points ahead of American Katie Compton. Van den Brand's teammate Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn is sitting in a close third, just four points clear of reigning World Champion Maryline Salvetat.
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