Entries by KMEA

Congratulations Lou!

Lou Leone of Kiowa was chosen by the Kansas Association of City/County Management as this years recipient of the Early Career Excellence Award at the KACM Annual Conference in Newton. Lou took over the reigns as City Administrator of Kiowa on November 9, 2015. KMEA began serving power to Kiowa on January 1, 2016 and […]

KMEA Staff Visits Hillsboro, Marion and Galva

KMEA Staff visited the cities of Galva, Hillsboro and Marion on Monday November 21st.  Gerry Bieker, Manager of Member Services and Tom Saitta, Director of Operations met with Lori Tector, City Clerk for the City of Galva, Larry Paine, City Administrator for the City of Hillsboro and Roger Holter, City Administrator for the City of […]

Centennial Awards

Three Communities were acknowledged at the 2016 KMEA Annual Conference. They are Commemorating 100 years of Municipal Electric Service and Honoring the Community Visionaries Who Founded the City’s Electric Utility!  Congratulations to Larned, Sterling and Garden City.

100 Years of Public Power

              At KMEA’s November 5th Annual Conference Awards Banquet, we had the privilege of recognizing the milestone achievements of two member cities. The City of Attica and the City of Erie both reached the Centennial milestone this year, representing 100 years of public power. Attica wished to give credit […]

Gil Hanson and Max Embree Award Recipients

The 2015 Gil Hanson Jr. Outstanding Service Award and Max Embree Distinguished Service Award were presented to two distinguished individuals, Greg DuMars and Duane Banks, respectively. We were honored to present the awards at the recent KMEA Annual Conference and we are privileged to recognize them here. Greg DuMars receives Gil Hanson Award   Greg has […]

KMEA Annual Conference Recap

Last week, November 5-6, member cities attended the 2015 KMEA Annual Conference in Wichita and according to feedback from many conference goers, it was a successful event. The number of attendees was markedly up from last year, filling the meeting room to capacity. The format of this year’s conference was a departure from the past, […]

Honoring our Veterans

To those of you who served in the U.S. Armed Forces who may be reading this, we want to take this opportunity to recognize, honor, and thank you for your service to our country. As we approach Veterans Day this Wednesday, and drive through our communities taking notice of the prevalent American flags, the symbol […]