Co-ops Power the Next Generation Behind every restored power line and every light that flickers back on after a storm, there’s a skilled team making it happen. Across Missouri, electric cooperatives are investing in that future — training the next generation of...
Co-ops Take Key Priorities to Washington More than 1,500 electric cooperative leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., April 26–28 to represent their fellow members and advocate for policies that ensure reliable, affordable electricity for rural America. Missouri’s...
Service Beyond the Lines Lineworkers from West Central Electric Cooperative helped bring a season of honor and remembrance to life this winter at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. The employees shared their time and equipment to install the facility’s Tree of...
Conference teaches Missouri’s youth about leadership, government and cooperatives by Paul Newton | pnewton@ruralmissouri.coop The high schooler was in his element on the floor of the Missouri House of Representatives. Stetson Stone had just offered an amendment to a...
Learn how transmission planning delivers reliability by Mark Viguet | info@ruralmissouri.coop Electricity is something most of us take for granted — until a storm knocks it out. Behind the scenes, however, keeping the power on takes careful planning, strong...
by Caleb Jones | cjones@amec.coop If you ever go out to the Jones Farm, you’ll see some of the finest corner posts in Moniteau County. While the rest of the fence may need a little work, those old hedge posts have stood the test of time. Around 25 years ago, my...
by Caleb Jones | cjones@amec.coop New Year’s resolutions come around like clockwork. Every year, folks decide they’re going to make big changes: eat healthier, exercise more or finally tackle that overflowing garage. But if you’ve been around long enough, you know...