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Members Reject Proposed Merger of Kansas Electric Cooperatives

A proposed merger of two northeast Kansas electric cooperatives was recently rejected by coop members. The Boards of Trustees for Nemaha-Marshall Electric Cooperative Association in Axtell, Kansas and Doniphan Electric Cooperative Association in Troy, Kansas had unanimously approved taking the proposed consolidation to their members. Kansas law requires that each cooperative receive at...

Kansas Coop Consolidation Receives Board Approvals

The Boards of Trustees for Nemaha-Marshall Electric Cooperative Assn., Inc. in Axtell, Kansas and Doniphan Electric Cooperative Assn., Inc. in Troy, Kansas have approved a joint member vote on a consolidation of the two electric cooperatives to be held in October 2020. Under the proposed consolidation plan, a new legal entity, Northeast Kansas Electric Cooperative, Inc., will be...