WASHINGTON (AP) — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of electricity for air conditioning. But even then, the heat finds…

Iola will not change its policy regarding past-due utility bills. Council members voted, 5-2, to stick with the status quo, eschewing a request from a local agency to allow for a “promise to pay” provision…

If it seems like your utility bill has been higher than normal this winter, you’re right. “I did see a lot of the bills going out this past month and it concerned me. They did…

HUMBOLDT — Residents of the county’s second-largest city also have noticed higher utility bills, even though the city handles its utilities a little differently than Iola, Cole Herder, Humboldt’s city administrator, said. The city charges…

Myrna Moore, age 80, of Iola does what she can to conserve energy at home.  She uses one small lamp for light. She keeps her heat low in the winter. She saves the rinse water…

Iolans have another way to pay their utility bills, City Clerk Roxanne Hutton noted Monday. Customers can manage their utility account and pay through the city’s text messaging service. The service is set up by…

Iolans likely will be asked to pay a shade more each month in gas meter and usage fees to help replenish a dwindling gas utility fund. City Council members gave their reluctant endorsement to a…

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Florence is famed for its contributions to Italian art, architecture and cuisine. But these days, local leaders in the city regarded as the birthplace of the Renaissance are concerned with more…

Humanity House staff have a message for those who are struggling financially: We can help with food, so you can focus on paying bills. The number of people who need help paying utility bills has…

Utility bills are about to jump significantly for Iolans. Iola city officials announced Thursday they are bumping up electric charges associated with the bitterly cold temperatures that blanketed the area over a two-week stretch in…