Co-ops, rural schools explore electric buses by Zach Smith | zsmith@ruralmissouri.coop Photos by Travis Mathes When it comes to enthusiasm for supporting the education and safety of rural youth, electric cooperatives are second to none. If Lewis County Rural Electric...
Linemen from electric cooperatives in Missouri gave the ultimate gift to residents of a remote Guatemalan village in December. They left behind family and friends for two weeks in order to build power lines that will bring electricity to the village of Trapichitos for...
Living organ donors bonded for life by Heather Berry hberry@ruralmissouri.coop Doncella Liggins won’t forget the day three years ago when she left a follow-up appointment after a weeklong stay in a Kansas City hospital. Her parents, who had come along, waited in the...
by Caleb Jones cjones@amec.coop If you are like me, you’ll most likely start the new year with resolutions. I feel like my perpetual resolutions are to eat better, work out more, spend more time with my wife and kids and maybe cut back just a little bit on the diet...
Henry Shaw’s vision and the Missouri Botanical Garden by Svetlana Grobman | info@ruralmissouri.coop Photos by Lori Rego When travelers think of interesting things to do in the Show-Me State, the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis usually comes to mind. Every...
Shrine shines brighter with help from Citizens Electric by Jim McCarty | jmccarty@ruralmissouri.coop hen the priests, brothers and staff at the Association of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville set out to create a new plan for the core campus, they faced a real...