Consumer Notice: Major Pole Construction in Liberal Beginning July 29, 2024

Beginning Monday, July 29, Southern Pioneer Electric and Sunflower Electric Power Corporation will begin work on a construction project to change out some poles in Liberal. Below is the expected project schedule so that customers may plan their commutes accordingly. Maps for each day can be found below as well.

Traffic will be closed while crews work and reopened as soon as it is safe. We expect this project to last until approximately August 7.

Day 1 & 2 – Pole change on the corner of Pine and Pershing. Pine St will be blocked going in both directions. Pershing will be blocked off at Curtis St.
Day 2 & 3 – Changing the southernmost poles on Western. Western will be blocked across all four lanes of traffic.
Day 4 & 5 – * * Change out poles on each side of 15th and Western. The entire intersection of 15th and Western will be closed. Secondary barricades will divert traffic at Bellaire, Purdue and Westhaven.
Day 6 & 7 – Changing out the northernmost poles on Western. All four lanes of Western will be blocked.

Campbell, Scott announced as Southern Pioneer Electric CEO, Assistant CEO

The Southern Pioneer Electric Board of Directors voted to instate Lindsay Campbell and Chantry Scott in their respective roles as CEO and Assistant CEO of Southern Pioneer Electric. The announcement follows the news of former Southern Pioneer Electric CEO Steve Epperson being selected as president and CEO of Sunflower Electric Power Corporation (Sunflower) beginning immediately Epperson has served as Interim CEO of Sunflower since the summer of 2023.

“Our congratulations to Steve,” said Campbell. “We thank him for his years of dedication to Southern Pioneer Electric and its consumers; we know he will lead Sunflower with the same commitment to service demonstrated within our utility.”

Campbell and Scott have served in their roles over the past months and look forward to continuing their work.

“We are going to continue serving our consumers with the same dedication to provide reliable and safe power,” said Campbell. “I look forward to stepping into this role and being a part of the future at Southern Pioneer Electric.”