For years, Operation Round Up has given Kankakee Valley REMC members an easy way to support local non-profits and students. The organization’s grants and scholarships are overseen by a volunteer board of directors. Last month, longtime director Darl Jarnecke retired. “In my professional career, I served on a number of boards within Porter County,” Darl… Continue reading.
A focus of Kankakee Valley REMC is our commitment to the community. This commitment calls upon co-ops like ours to support the sustainable development of the communities we serve. That′s far more than just a concept to our directors and staff. Every year, the REMC invests significant time and funds in activities supporting residents and strengthening… Continue reading.
The invasive spotted lanternfly has landed in northern Indiana. The pest was seen in Huntington County in July, just one year after its initial Hoosier sighting in Switzerland County. The spotted lanternfly, easily identified by a splash of red on its wings and almost polka dot spots, is native to China and was first detected… Continue reading.
Fall is a busy time, and October is a particularly eventful month with school, community and sports activities in full swing. It’s also when all cooperatives celebrate National Co-op Month. When I say Noble REMC celebrates Co-op Month, it really means we are celebrating you! After all, our co-op wouldn’t exist without you, our members. … Continue reading.
There’s a first time for everything, and that includes a lineman rodeo! Noble REMC competed at the first-ever Indiana Electric Cooperative Lineman Rodeo Aug. 25-26 in Danville. The two-day event showcased the skills and safety training of electric cooperative line workers in a competitive environment. We sent three linemen down to the state competition to… Continue reading.
Electricity has played a big part in the make-believe world Halloween allows us to explore as monsters and superheroes. But don’t turn your Frankenstein laboratory or haunted house into a true-to-life horror story through electrical fires or hazards. Use the following tips for a safe and happy Halloween: Make sure your outdoor decorations only LOOK… Continue reading.
Each year around the holidays, Noble REMC returns our excess revenue back to you, our members, as a reminder that we were built by you and continue to be accountable to you. But now we’d like to offer you the opportunity to pay it forward by allocating that check, and future cash back through capital… Continue reading.
Noble REMC wouldn’t be successful without our employees and directors. To highlight the work that they do, we’ve established Lighting the Way to place a spotlight on those who help the co-op thrive. Usually the one to conduct these interviews, Communications Specialist Kelly Spear is getting a taste of her own medicine in the hot… Continue reading.
Where has the year gone? We’re starting to see the trees change color and watch as the leaves fall. But the need for environmental protection and care doesn’t stop with the change of seasons. That’s why Noble REMC provides a way to give back that spans the entire year — our EnviroWatts program. Participation in… Continue reading.
LaGrange County REMC employees got a head start on Indiana’s Electric Cooperative Community Day, which will be held on Oct. 14. REMC employees helped pack meals for Feed My Starving Children at the Michiana Event Center (MEC) in Shipshewana on Aug. 26. Twenty-six employees packed meals of MannaPack Rice. As FMSC’s first and original food… Continue reading.
Members are one step closer to fiber-fast, life-changing internet. We are excited to announce that the LaGrange County REMC Broadband project has reached a new and important milestone. After months of hard work, we are now ready for the drop construction phase. During this phase, our crews will install buried cables connecting our fiber network… Continue reading.
