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Kansas Gas ServiceOVERLAND PARK, Kan. — May is the month in Kansas when the state typically sees its most severe weather, including tornadoe

Largest gas users ordered to drastically cut usage as gas price skyrockets Kansas Gas Service Tuesday afternoon directed its large commercial customers to reduce their natural gas usage to “‘plant protection mode," citing an effort to prevent gas outages across the state. That means reducing gas usage within those plants to “its lowest possible level that will keep pipes from freezing and avoid damage to equipment,” according to a Kansas Gas Service news release. It’s unclear whether the order forced any businesses in Hutchinson to shut down. The company declined to identify who an...

The Kansan An especially cranky Old Man Winter has unleashed his temper on the middle of the nation in the form of a polar vortex that plunged temps to lows not seen in decades for the region.  And just as temps are expected to rise, it appears he has one more blow to deliver — massive natural gas bills could be coming as the result of frozen wellheads and never-before-seen demand for natural gas.  "It's not just us," said Burrton Mayor Rodney Redinger after sitting through multiple briefings of the Kansas Municipal Gas Agency. "That's the problem, if this was just Kansas and Nebraska,...

Kansas Gas Service, a division of ONE Gas Inc., has announced that its employees and retirees pledged more than $139,200 to the United Way. With the ONE Gas Foundation matching every dollar, more than $278,400 will support organizations across the state that address the local needs of the communities we serve. “In a year that has been full of challenges for so many residents, I’m proud that our employees continued with their longstanding commitment to charitable giving,” said Sean Postlethwait, vice president of operations for Kansas Gas Service. “We believe that serving our customer...