KCC split over who pays for pipeline upgrade costs
Kansas utility regulators clash over funding for replacing miles of obsolete natural gas pipeline. Atmos Energy testifies a 187 year pace to replace lines, while others push a five year pilot funded by a surcharges scheme. Commissioners Feist-Albrecht, Emler, and Apple debate sticking with traditional ratemaking versus new funding tools as CURB and industry voices diverge.
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Garden City CC to stage Little Shop of Horrors dinner theater
Garden City Community College presents the final production of the year Little Shop of Horrors as a dinner theater in Joyce Fine Arts Auditorium. Performances run April 20 to 22 at 7 30 p m and April 23 at 2 30 p m. Tickets are 30 with vegetarian meal option. call Joyce Bernbeck at 620 276 9540 to reserve.
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Republicans worry over Kansas special election in Wichita
Kansas remains solidly red yet Democrats gain momentum as a tight race unfolds to fill the Wichita area House seat vacated by Mike Pompeo. With Trump 60 to 33% in the district, GOP nerves grow amid low turnout and a high fundraising pace, aided by Pence robocalls and Cook Political Report’s shift toward likely Republican.
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Kansas Newspaper Foundation donates 10000 to disaster fund
The Kansas Newspaper Foundation voted at the annual convention to donate 10000 to the Kansas Farm Bureau Disaster Relief Fund. Doug Anstaett said the gift supports communities and farmers harmed by March wildfires in south central and southwest Kansas, illustrating solidarity with a longtime partner. The pledge followed Farm Bureau experts discussing Kansas agriculture’s changing face.
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