Every year, Marshall County REMC teams up with Fulton County REMC to provide a unique learning experience for the 4-H Electric students. The goal is to focus on electricity and the many ways industries use electricity to make their businesses successful. Rapid View has made several upgrades to its electrical system to accommodate the growing… Continue reading.
Touchstone Energy Camp Marshall County REMC sponsored five local students to attend the annual Touchstone Energy Camp at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, June 5-8. Students enjoyed rock climbing, swimming, horseback riding, bucket truck rides and much more. In addition, students learned about the role of electric cooperatives and renewable energy. Shown at right from left,… Continue reading.
It’s a new school year, and kids of all ages are getting ready for a fresh year of learning. Beginning in kindergarten, students go to school to study a broad variety of subjects and learn new skills to prepare them for the future. Similarly, LaGrange County REMC is continually learning in order to advance technology… Continue reading.
Reliability. Fairness. Honesty. These are the values we live and work by in making sure we provide the best electric service possible to you, our members. It’s our job to make sure we provide reliable service at the most affordable price, and in doing so, we are consistently evaluating if we’re doing this to the… Continue reading.
In the halls of LaGrange County REMC, you could almost always hear whistling coming from a back office. Or a wheezing laugh. Or a turn-of-phrase last heard in the 1950s. But that’s the magic of retired LaGrange County Warehouse Clerk Matt Weimer. He made even the quiet atmosphere of an office into an energetic place… Continue reading.
Sunny, blue skies and yellow ribbon highlighted the celebration of the completion of the LaOtto Solar Generating Station. A piece of our Co-op Solar program, the array is owned by our power supplier, Wabash Valley Power Alliance, at the southeast corner of State Road 3 and County Road 70. Construction began in December 2018, with… Continue reading.
By Scott Sears “Safety” is a universal word that is mentioned often and used loosely. Communities large and small, as well as companies across all industries, are committed to safety. Your cooperative is no exception. Kankakee Valley REMC has created a culture of safety by putting our employees’ and our community’s safety above all else. … Continue reading.
As detailed in last month’s Indiana Connection, Kankakee Valley REMC’s contractor will begin spraying this month along our rights-of-way. The work is being done by The Daltons, Inc. If you would prefer to maintain the right-of-way adjacent to your land yourself, here are three things we ask you to do: • Post a sign on… Continue reading.
Kankakee Valley REMC is excited to announce the most recent Operation Round Up grant recipients. This quarter’s giving accounted for over $12,000 going back into our communities. Pulaski County Scrappy Sewers: The volunteer seamstresses at Pulaski County Scrappy Sewers received $1,000 from KV REMC Operation Round Up to purchase fabric for pillowcases. The Scrappy… Continue reading.
A cooperative’s success is due in part to those who make tough decisions for the good of the organization. At Kankakee Valley REMC, those decision-makers are the seven board members who represent the co-op’s 18,000 member-consumers. Since these decision-makers are members, owners and customers just like you, what they decide impacts them as well. For… Continue reading.
