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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a
director of THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Kansas, does hereby constitute and appoint M.W.
MCKINNEY and R.B. FANCHER, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned, in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, File Number 1-3368, to
be filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and to any amendment thereto, and to
cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, it being intended to give and hereby giving and
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform any act and thing
necessary and proper to be done in the premises as fully and
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, or any one of
them, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 4th day of February 1999.
VIRGIL E. BRILL
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VIRGIL E. BRILL
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a
director of THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Kansas, does hereby constitute and appoint M.W.
MCKINNEY and R.B. FANCHER, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned, in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, File Number 1-3368, to
be filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and to any amendment thereto, and to
cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, it being intended to give and hereby giving and
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform any act and thing
necessary and proper to be done in the premises as fully and
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, or any one of
them, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 4th day of February 1999.
JACK R. HERSCHEND
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JACK R. HERSCHEND
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a
director of THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Kansas, does hereby constitute and appoint M.W.
MCKINNEY and R.B. FANCHER, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned, in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, File Number 1-3368, to
be filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and to any amendment thereto, and to
cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, it being intended to give and hereby giving and
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform any act and thing
necessary and proper to be done in the premises as fully and
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, or any one of
them, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 4th day of February 1999.
FRANCIS E. JEFFRIES
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FRANCIS E. JEFFRIES
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a
director of THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Kansas, does hereby constitute and appoint M.W.
MCKINNEY and R.B. FANCHER, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned, in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, File Number 1-3368, to
be filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and to any amendment thereto, and to
cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, it being intended to give and hereby giving and
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform any act and thing
necessary and proper to be done in the premises as fully and
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, or any one of
them, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 4th day of February 1999.
MARY McCLEARY POSNER
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MARY McCLEARY POSNER
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a
director of THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Kansas, does hereby constitute and appoint M.W.
MCKINNEY and R.B. FANCHER, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned, in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, File Number 1-3368, to
be filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and to any amendment thereto, and to
cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, it being intended to give and hereby giving and
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform any act and thing
necessary and proper to be done in the premises as fully and
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, or any one of
them, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 4th day of February 1999.
ROBERT L. LAMB
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ROBERT L. LAMB
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a
director of THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Kansas, does hereby constitute and appoint M.W.
MCKINNEY and R.B. FANCHER, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned, in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, File Number 1-3368, to
be filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and to any amendment thereto, and to
cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, it being intended to give and hereby giving and
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform any act and thing
necessary and proper to be done in the premises as fully and
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, or any one of
them, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 4th day of February 1999.
ROSS C. HARTLEY
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ROSS C. HARTLEY
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a
director of THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Kansas, does hereby constitute and appoint M.W.
MCKINNEY and R.B. FANCHER, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned, in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, File Number 1-3368, to
be filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and to any amendment thereto, and to
cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, it being intended to give and hereby giving and
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform any act and thing
necessary and proper to be done in the premises as fully and
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, or any one of
them, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 4th day of February 1999.
ROY E. MAYES
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ROY E. MAYES
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a
director of THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Kansas, does hereby constitute and appoint M.W.
MCKINNEY and R.B. FANCHER, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned, in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, File Number 1-3368, to
be filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and to any amendment thereto, and to
cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, it being intended to give and hereby giving and
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform any act and thing
necessary and proper to be done in the premises as fully and
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, or any one of
them, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 4th day of February 1999.
R. DWAIN HAMMONS
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R. DWAIN HAMMONS
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a
director of THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Kansas, does hereby constitute and appoint M.W.
MCKINNEY and R.B. FANCHER, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned, in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, File Number 1-3368, to
be filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and to any amendment thereto, and to
cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, it being intended to give and hereby giving and
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform any act and thing
necessary and proper to be done in the premises as fully and
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, or any one of
them, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 4th day of February 1999.
MELVIN F. CHUBB, JR.
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MELVIN F. CHUBB, JR.