A group of Iolans is trying to come up with ways that the city as a whole can reduce its energy footprint, and win Iola $100,000 in the process.
Iola is one of five southeast Kansas communities vying for the pot in the 2011 “Take Charge Challenge.”
The contest, sponsored by Kansas Department of Energy, runs through Sept. 30. Other towns in the running are Fort Scott, Parsons, Pittsburg and Chanute.
Already the group has met three times, but plans are to scale back to monthly meetings.
That doesn’t mean they won’t be hard at work between times,…
‘Take Charge’ offers energy challenge
