Iola finished third in the southeast Kansas Take Charge Challenge.
Fort Scott won the $100,000 prize for the region in the Kansas Energy Office distribution of stimulus money in the energy conservation contest. Chanute was second, Parsons fourth and Pittsburg fifth.
The prize money is designated for additional energy conservation measures.
Fort Scott’s victory came from efforts of residents that totaled $185,474 in energy savings, including the change-out of 51,591 incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescent, which are less of an energy drain and last much…
Iola comes up short in statewide green contest
