Who's on the Line?

Randy Coleman never planned on a 46-year career at Wheatland Electric. He was just looking for a job out of high school!  Instead, what he found was a calling—one that took him from the warehouse floor to the line crew, through leadership roles, and into communities across Wheatland Electric’s service territory. In this episode, Randy talks about the early days of linework, unforgettable storms, t...

In this episode, we sit down with Kamryn Meyer (Scott Community High School) and Sophia Wedel (Wichita County High School), our 2025 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour delegates, to talk about their experiences during Youth Tour—a whirlwind week in Washington D.C., sponsored by Wheatland Electric!  While they visited some incredible landmarks, the moments that stood out most were with the the people...

In this episode, we talk to Luke West, director of corporate services and water, and Kyle Strickert, manager of substations and metering, about one of the most important aspects of our work—safety.  Hear from both Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc., employees about when a typical day at the WEC office last summer turned into a life-saving incident and how our culture of safety played a key role...

In early October, Wheatland Electric sent a dozen linemen to South Carolina to assist with repair and relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene, America's deadliest storm in nearly two decades. Helene, a catastrophic cyclone that produced a wide swath of damage and loss of life, extended from northwestern Florida, across Tennessee, to Georgia and the Carolinas. Some estimates put the eco...

Rick Klaus has loyally served Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc., for over 40 years. Starting as a groundman in 1982 soon out of high school, Rick worked his way up —literally! — and today serves at WEC's director of operations. He is responsible for running one of the largest electric distribution cooperatives in Kansas, with over 32,000 meters across southwest and central Kansas.  As we c...