Three Missourians recognized for dedication to higher education The electric cooperatives of Missouri have always had strong ties with the University of Missouri. In fact, the first meeting to form what we now know as the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives...
Electric cooperative leaders find warm welcome in Jefferson City In an event as regular as the returning of the bluebirds in spring, representatives from electric cooperatives across Missouri descended on the Missouri Capitol Feb. 5 and 6 for the annual Association of...
Loren Haines new association president The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, the statewide service organization for Missouri’s electric cooperatives, has a new president. He is Loren Haines, CEO of North Central Missouri Electric Cooperative based in...
Reflecting on the past, while looking toward the future As we close out 2023 and the observance of our 75th anniversary, the staff of Rural Missouri would like to thank our readers for welcoming us into your homes, both figuratively and literally for those of you we...
Speakers stress safety at 2023 AMEC annual meeting Speakers at the 2023 Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives annual meeting stressed safety as they addressed the 285 electric cooperative managers, directors and key staff in Branson who were on hand to take...
After hours, electric co-op people give back to their communities By day they repair lines, balance the books and communicate with members. After hours they volunteer in a host of community activities. When your employer puts great emphasis on Concern for Community,...
Gascosage Electric and GTech Fiber outfit Maries County K9 for duty It’s a dog’s life — and a doggone tough one at that. When he’s on duty, Sgt. Snitch faces some tough customers as a narcotics officer for the Maries County Sheriff’s Department. His fellow K9s have...
Sara Schafer joins Rural Missouri staff as new editor For the first time in 34 years, Rural Missouri has a new editor at the helm. She is Sara Schafer, who joined the staff May 1. Sara comes to Rural Missouri from Farm Journal. For the past 15 years she has been an...
Co-op leaders bring rural Missouri to Capitol Hill Improving the quality of life for their members back home was the key focus for nearly 2,000 electric cooperative leaders who visited Washington, D.C., April 17-19 for a legislative conference organized by the...
State awards grants to deploy fiber across Missouri The digital divide in rural Missouri is shrinking. The state of Missouri recently awarded $261 million through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program. That’s good news for members...