SPECIAL: Governor Laura Kelly Signs Bill to Protect Kansas Cities from Surging Utility Costs - Mar. 4, 2021
~ Senate Bill 88 provides relief for cities facing utility price spikes due to extreme cold temperatures ~ TOPEKA – Wednesday night, Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill to protect Kansas cities from potential price surges in electricity bills caused by extremely cold temperatures in February. Senate...[More]
Linn Countians may face huge energy-bill hikes Sticker shock probable sooner at Blue Mound, La Cygne, Prescott - Mar. 3, 2021
Like any natural disaster, a relatively short-term event can result in long-term pain. Such is the case economically from the bitterly cold extended federal holiday weekend of Feb. 13-16. Electricity customers in Blue Mound and Prescott, along with natural gas customers at La Cygne, are probably most...[More]
Prescott City Council declares state of emergency - Mar. 3, 2021
The city of Prescott called a special meeting for Friday, Feb. 26, to discuss and take action on the state of emergency concerning the looming electricity bill associated with the unprecedented cold weather from Feb. 12-17. Temperatures reached subzero readings similar to a polar vortex, causing...[More]
Commissioners discuss SB 245, question La Cygne Lake ownership - Mar. 3, 2021
Linn County Commissioners briefly discussed Senate Bill 245 (SB 245), which provides for the financing of electrical corporations through the issuance of securitization bonds. According to information provided by Commissioner Rick James, the bill would enact the Kansas Grid Resiliency Innovation and...[More]
High energy costs put Blue Mound in financial crisis - Mar. 3, 2021
During the regular monthly meeting for the city of Blue Mound, discussion centered on a resolution for the electric financial disaster. This resolution specifically covers a two-week period in February, where low temperatures and sub-zero wind chills over several days resulted in an increase in demand...[More]
Bullying: The psychological impact for victims - Mar. 3, 2021
Bullying is more prominent today than it has ever been because today there are more ways for a bully to reach their target. No longer is the bullying simply contained to the hallways of a school or the streets. Bullies now have the ability to reach out of the internet and bully their victim in a different...[More]
SPECIAL: Notice of Heartland REC town hall - Mar. 1, 2021
Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative will be hosting a virtual town hall at 11:30 a.m. this Wednesday, March 3, on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandREC. Mark Scheibe, Heartland chief executive officer, will host the event. Designed to discuss March energy bills,...[More]
SPECIAL: Evergy Extends Disconnect Moratorium - Feb. 24, 2021
Evergy Extends Disconnect Moratorium Payment plans and financial assistance available for customers KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 24, 2021 – Evergy will extend its moratorium on service disconnections through May 2. This temporary moratorium includes residential and small business customers...[More]
La Cygne answers remain in flux on gas index price spike City financial emergency resolution is anticipated - Feb. 24, 2021
The city of La Cygne, and by extension its natural gas customers, will not know right away the ramifications of last week’s free-market price index spike. In anticipation, however, city leaders were expected to pass a resolution to declare La Cygne’s state of financial emergency at a special...[More]
Condemnations take most time at Pleasanton’s council meeting - Feb. 24, 2021
A special condemnation hearing was held prior to the Pleasanton City Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16, to discuss a house owned by Dennis McCarty at 709 Center St. City Codes Officer Sandy Atkisson passed out pictures of the house to the council and said nothing has been done to the property, and it’s...[More]
