TOPEKA — Independent Oil and Gas Company hit natural gas nearly a century ago while drilling 2,600 feet below the surface of Hugoton at its Crawford No. 1 site in Stevens County. Field workers in…

Forget Disney World. This summer, I’m going to Electric Park. Last time I was there, on the shores of Rock Creek where it’s crossed by highway 54, I stood in awe of the lights and…

HUMBOLDT — Resigned that they had no choice in the matter, Humboldt city council members began the paperwork Monday night to request a $1.5 million loan from the state of Kansas to offset sky-high natural…

TOPEKA — A small Kansas town is fighting natural gas prices charged by BP Energy during last month’s extreme cold, accusing the multinational oil and gas giant of “unconscionable profiteering” under state statute. A lawsuit…

In the end, even a fair-weather friend is valuable when you’ve got a whole army of them. And Texas, which claims the largest wind capacity in the nation, has amassed quite an army. In 2019,…

Steel yourself. Higher energy bills are on the way. With the recent spike in electric and natural gas usage due to wintry weather, it’s likely that electrical rate increases will follow suit for Iola residents.…

HUMBOLDT — City leaders officially declared an “extraordinary financial emergency” for Humboldt Monday night in response to recent spikes in natural gas prices. Residents and businesses can expect an 80% increase in their per unit…

Iola was able to weather the sudden hike in heating costs that has put other communities across the country in a budgetary bind. Interim City Administrator Corey Schinstock said Iola relied on its natural gas…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions following severe winter storms that plunged Texas and other states into…

When it comes to energy sources, Kansas isn’t the luckiest of states. But it’s pretty lucky. The state has oil, natural gas and wind. It also has crops, such as corn and milo, that can…