Barry Electric employees help ensure better quality of life in southwest Missouri It’s no secret where the staff of Barry Electric Cooperative will be on the final Saturday of October. About 20 employees congregate around an open fire cooking a massive 5-gallon pot of...
White River Valley works to lift up the members they serve Missouri’s rural electric cooperatives are about much more than keeping the electricity flowing to their member-owners. While doing so safely and in an affordable manner is one of the primary tasks, their...
Co-op family helps John Randall find a new role It was supposed to be a simple operation, outpatient surgery to correct a herniated disc. “I put up with it as long as I could,” John Randall relates of the back pain that was making it hard for him to do his job as a...
Electric cooperatives ensure foster children have memorable holiday season The holiday season is supposed to be a time of joy for children everywhere. But not every child is on equal footing. Thanks to electric cooperative employees and board members in northeast...
Se-Ma-No Electric Cooperative members know their co-op. In the wake of severe thunderstorms, high winds and heavy blizzards, they can’t help but notice bucket trucks and linemen working diligently to restore downed lines and power. But the co-op also is busy behind...
Howell-Oregon Electric partners with community to boost local economy Neighbors banding together to help one another is the way of life in rural Missouri. At the community level that means joining forces to help drive economic development, increase average income and...
Trees provide many benefits. They shade homes, provide shelter for wildlife, pump oxygen into the air and add beauty to the landscape. But when they grow into power lines they become a real liability. “They can be our worst enemy,” says Chris Gaines, line...
Co-op employees team up to make community a better place The generosity of cooperative employees can manifest in many different ways. At Cuivre River Electric Cooperative (CREC), it might be preparing lunch for hundreds of community volunteers on a muggy July...
Move turns up photos that tie a co-op to its community Moving to a new office building can be stressful, especially when the old one has been occupied for decades. Decisions have to be made about what to keep around and what to throw away, with the deciding factor...
L.B. Manufacturing protects those who protect us by Jim McCarty | jmccarty@ruralmissouri.coop Picture this: An explosion rocks a major U.S. city. Lives are at stake, so law enforcement personnel swiftly prepare to respond. Unsure of the threat, they carefully don...