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Note 15 - Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2026

  

2025

  

2026

  

2025

 

Components of net periodic pension cost:

                

Service cost

 $92,967  $96,858  $278,901  $290,574 

Interest cost

  380,324   352,602   1,140,972   1,057,806 

Expected return on plan assets

  (427,888)  (375,976)  (1,283,664)  (1,127,928)

Recognized loss

  10,943   14,857   32,829   44,571 

Net periodic pension cost

 $56,346  $88,341  $169,038  $265,023 
  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2026

  

2025

  

2026

  

2025

 

Components of postretirement benefit cost:

                

Service cost

 $  $1,095  $  $3,285 

Interest cost

  130,327   126,856   390,981   380,568 

Expected return on plan assets

  (216,083)  (182,430)  (648,249)  (547,290)

Recognized gain

  (50,507)  (58,153)  (151,521)  (174,459)

Net postretirement benefit cost (income)

 $(136,263) $(112,632) $(408,789) $(337,896)