Russell Springs-based Tantus Tobacco is seeking to hang onto its equipment as the federal government tries to collect on a $3 million tax bill. The company has asked U.S. District Judge Joseph McKinley for a temporary injunction against the U.S. Treasury Department, the Associated Press reported. A hearing is scheduled for March 25. Tantus, whose products include Millennium, Red Buck and Golden Harvest cigars, claims it doesn't owe the debt. The conflict centers on whether Tantus properly…
