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Kansas legislators weigh bills to extend, revamp rural workforce recruitment tool
Kansas legislators are considering separate efforts to extend and revamp a rural development tool that has not reversed population decline as intended. The Rural Opportunity Zones program is currently offered to 77 counties in rural areas suffering from years or…
Rolling Blackouts Hit Kansas And Missouri As Arctic Temperatures Drive Up Power Demand
Rolling electrical blackouts rippled across the Midwest Monday while the region shivered in an arctic blast and suddenly found itself short on electrical power. Record-cold temperatures across the region led to an extraordinary winter demand and a limited supply of…
Kansas Electric Cooperatives ask Co-op members to conserve energy where possible, service interruptions possible
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP), which balances electricity production and use for a 14-state region including Kansas, declared an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 3. SPP has directed its member utilities to be prepared to implement controlled interruptions of service…
KCC issues emergency order to ensure adequate natural gas and electricity is available
In a special meeting Monda morning, the Kansas Corporation Commission issued an emergency order directing utilities under its jurisdiction to do all things possible and necessary to ensure adequate amounts of natural gas and electricity to meet the needs of…
NO POWER: Andale businesses respond to townwide power outage Monday morning
On Monday morning, the town of Andale had a power outage -- which ended up having quite a lasting impact of some businesses in the small town. Business owners said around 8 a.m., the entire town of Andale went dark…
Contagious UK coronavirus strain found in Sedgwick County, Kansas’ 2nd variant case
Kansas public health officials have identified the first known case of a coronavirus variant in the Wichita area. It’s the second case in the state of a more contagious strain of the virus that was first detected in the United…
Frigid weather sees utilities urging customers to conserve
Frigid weather that has sent temperatures plunging across Middle America also had power and gas utilities urging customers to dial down the thermostat. Utility companies serving Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri issued pleas Sunday and Monday for customers to conserve…
Topeka City Manager will get help in the form of a chief of staff
Topeka City Manager Brent Trout told KSNT News that the selection of Chief of Staff was suggested by the governing council and former Topeka Police Chief Bill Cochran came to mind. Topeka City Manager Brent Trout announced during a Topeka…
Extreme Temps Result in Southwest Power Pool Issuing Level 3 Alert KEC Urges Electric Consumers to Reduce all Unnecessary Electricity Usage
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP), which balances electricity production and use for a 14-state region including Kansas, has declared an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 3 just hours after issuing a Level 2 alert. The Level 3 declaration requires the…
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