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The City of Cheney is seeking a full-time individual to supervise our Maintenance department, which includes our Water, Sewer, Natural Gas, Street and Parks departments, as well as facility maintenance. 
Pay Range: $61,360-$95,680/annual salary (Dependent upon experience and qualifications. 
DUTIES PERFORMED: Supervise department staff and oversee all aspects of the Maintenance department, manage projects, perform an assortment of maintenance work, operate a variety of equipment in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance and replacement of the City’s water, natural gas, street, sewer, sidewalks, parks, Golf Course, City buildings and storm drainage facilities.

We are thrilled to introduce James Remley, the newest addition to the KMEA Mid-States team.

James was born in Liberty, Missouri, and grew up just south of Concordia. He pursued his higher education at Kansas State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.

Prior to joining KMEA, James worked at Evergy for nine years. He was part of the Long Term Transmission Planning team for three years, and after that, he was part of the Transmission Operations Planning department for six years.

Winters in the Midwest can sometimes be rough due to rain, snow, wind, ice and whatever else comes along. Ice can many times be the worst. Accompanied by wind it presents several challenges. Safety is of the utmost importance, and it starts with protecting yourself. This includes falls, frostbite and several other potential dangers. This article is an oldy, but it gives you a good overview of some of the challenges for your system this winter. Work together and be safe.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Southwest Power Pool (SPP), responsible for coordinating electric reliability in a 14-state area in the central United States, expects to have enough generation to meet energy demand this winter.

SPP conducts an assessment each year to identify and mitigate threats to energy reliability during the winter season lasting from December to March. The analysis considers factors such as historical and predicted future electricity use, weather forecasts, the variability of available wind energy, drought conditions and generation and transmission outages.

Based on its assessment results, SPP anticipates a 98.5% probability that it will have sufficient resources to meet the projected peak demand for electricity and maintain energy reserves throughout the upcoming winter season. SPP further anticipates an even greater chance that it can meet region-wide demand with the help of reserves if needed.

This winter’s forecast represents an increase in SPP’s operational certainty over the past two seasonal assessments (winter 2023/24 and summer 2024). Weather forecasts, peak demand projections, expected generation availability and other trends suggest the region will have a greater margin between electricity demand and generating capacity than in the previous two peak seasons.

Marie Seneca, the mayor for the City of Pomona was the recipient of the Gilbert E. Hanson award this year. She has been serving as Mayor of the city since 2010. Marie’s civic journey started in 2007, when she joined the governing body as a council person, and then stepped up to fulfill the remaining term of the Mayor just 3 short years later. She’s remained steadfast in that role ever since, and her vision and leadership have set a high standard for the city’s future among city employees and citizens alike.