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All members of FreeState Electric receive a complimentary copy of the Kansas Country Living magazine. FreeState employees and trustees often receive questions from members about why they receive the magazine. The answer is––the magazine is a benefit to both the cooperative and the entire membership.

The word “membership” helps supply part of the answer. As a member of FreeState, you are entitled to certain benefits – those not available to paying customers of investor-owned utilities.

As a member and owner of FreeState–not just a paying customer–you are entitled to know how your business operates. FreeState considers it an obligation to share information on a timely and regular basis. The best way to do this is through the Kansas Country Living magazine. FreeState’s electronic newsletter, the Signal, is located in the middle part of the magazine and can be distinguished by the colored border. This content is written and created by employees in your local office and is designed to keep you updated on the latest news of the local cooperative, such as annual meeting information, area meetings, youth tour information, outage and construction activities, people who work for you, safety tips, ways to use electricity wisely and announcements, and more.

Kansas Country Living magazine serves as FreeState Electric Cooperative’s official publication.

The main pages of the magazine contain news and interesting features from around Kansas.

FreeState is one of 23 electric cooperatives in Kansas, providing this magazine to its members, each cooperative with its own customized newsletter inserted into the magazine. By combining forces with these other electric cooperatives, the cost to produce the inserts and the magazines becomes quite reasonable. In fact, the cost per member is about 65 cents. This includes printing and mailing the magazine to more than 15,000 FreeState members. Each month, more than 128,000 magazines were mailed to cooperative members in Kansas. If we were to provide this information alone in a one-page letter, the postage alone would be 50 cents. Timely and useful information has far more value than what it costs for publishing the magazine.

You can view the past issues of the newsletter in the menu on the right!

If you are interested in advertising, submitting an event to be published, or being a freelance writer, visit kec.org/kcl. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact Sarah Farlee, PR/Marketing Specialist.
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2020

The Outlet is the official publication of FreeState Electric Cooperative. 

The Outlet - January 2020

The Outlet - February 2020

The Outlet - March 2020

The Outlet - April 2020

The Outlet - May 2020

The Outlet - June 2020

The Outlet - July 20120

The Outlet - August 2020

The Outlet - September 2020

The Outlet - October 2020

The Outlet - November 2020

The Outlet - December 2020

2019

The Outlet is the official publication of FreeState Electric Cooperative. 

The Outlet - January 2019

The Outlet - February 2019

The Outlet - March 2019

The Outlet - April 2019

The Outlet - May 2019

The Outlet - June 2019

The Outlet - July 2019

The Outlet - August 2019

The Outlet - September 2019

The Outlet - October 2019

The Outlet - November 2019

The Outlet - December 2019

2018

The Outlet is the official publication of FreeState Electric Cooperative. 

The Outlet - January 2018

The Outlet - February 2018

The Outlet - March 2018

The Outlet - April 2018

The Outlet - May 2018

The Outlet - June 2018

The Outlet - July 2018

The Outlet - August 2018

The Outlet - September 2018

The Outlet - October 2018

The Outlet - November 2018

The Outlet - December 2018

2017

The Outlet is the official publication of FreeState Electric Cooperative. 

The Outlet - January 2017

The Outlet - February 2017

The Outlet - March 2017

The Outlet - April 2017

The Outlet - May 2017

The Outlet - June 2017

The Outlet - July 2017

The Outlet - August 2017

The Outlet - September 2017

The Outlet - October 2017

The Outlet - November 2017

The Outlet - December 2017

2016

The Powerline is a publication of the former Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative. LightTalk is a publication of the former Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative. These two cooperatives consolidated on January 1, 2017 to form FreeState Electric Cooperative after a successful alliance announced in December 2014. 

The Powerline - January 2016

LightTalk - January 2016

The Powerline - February 2016

LightTalk - February 2016

The Powerline - March 2016

LightTalk - March 2016

The Powerline - April 2016

LightTalk - April 2016

The Powerline - May 2016

LightTalk - May 2016

In June 2016, The Outlet debuted in Kansas Country Living magazine. It was the combined newsletter of the alliance and future FreeState Electric Cooperative. 

The Outlet - June 2016

The Outlet - July 2016

The Outlet - August 2016

The Outlet - September 2016

The Outlet - October 2016

The Outlet - November 2016

The Outlet - December 2016

 

2015

The Powerline is a publication of the former Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative. LightTalk is a publication of the former Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative. These two cooperatives consolidated on January 1, 2017 to form FreeState Electric Cooperative following a successful alliance announced in December 2014. 

The Powerline - January 2015

LightTalk - January 2015

The Powerline - February 2015

LightTalk - February 2015

The Powerline - March 2015

LightTalk - March 2015

The Powerline - April 2015

LightTalk - April 2015

The Powerline - May 2015

LightTalk - May 2015

The Powerline - June 2015

LightTalk - June 2015

The Powerline - July 2015

LightTalk - July 2015

The Powerline - August 2015

LightTalk - August 2015

The Powerline - September 2015

LightTalk - September 2015

The Powerline - October 2015

LightTalk - October 2015

The Powerline - November 2015

LightTalk - November 2015

The Powerline - December 2015

Light Talk - December 2015

2014

The Powerline is a product of the former Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative. LightTalk is a product of the former Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative. These two cooperatives consolidated on January 1, 2017 to form FreeState Electric Cooperative after a successful alliance announced in December 2014. 

The Powerline - January 2014

The Powerline - February 2014

The Powerline - March 2014

The Powerline - April 2014

The Powerline - May 2014

The Powerline - June 2014

The Powerline - July 2014

The Powerline - August 2014

The Powerline - September 2014

The Powerline - October 2014

The Powerline - November 2014

The Powerline - December 2014

Light Talk - December 2014

 

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