by Caleb Jones A couple of months ago, my brother and I took our boys, our dad and a handful of cousins and family friends on the fishing trip of a lifetime. Our destination was Fletcher Lake, Ontario. Calling it “remote” doesn’t do it justice. There are no roads to...
Donna McClanahan recalls the ‘Day the Lights Came On’ STORY AND PHOTOS by Jim McCarty It would be difficult to find a more passionate electric cooperative supporter than Donna McClanahan. The wife of former Macon Electric Cooperative director and board president, the...
by Caleb Jones Last weekend, Lindsey and Charlie headed out of town for a dance competition. Max and I had other plans. While they were packing dance shoes and hair spray, we were loading turkey decoys, camouflage and enough shotgun shells to make every gobbler in...
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...
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...
Priest established Glennonville and helped bring electricity to the Bootheel. They came from all walks of life, those “pioneers of power” who helped establish Missouri’s electric cooperatives. Farmers, small business owners, teachers, county Extension agents and...
by Jim McCarty | jmccarty@ruralmissouri.coop Drop a Missouri electric cooperative lineman into a place he’s never been before. Take away most of the tools he normally uses in his job. Task him with building lines to serve people living without the benefits of...