This back-to-school season, Kankakee Valley REMC held its annual Pack-a-Backpack school supplies drive to benefit area students in need of school materials. This year, KV REMC was able to collect enough materials to pack over 150 backpacks.  “The Pack-a-Backpack program helps many students at South Central. We have several students who start the year without… Continue reading.

Did you know that sometimes adding insulation in gaps and cracks will not always stop air leaks? Some types of insulation, such as fiberglass and loose-fill cellulose can still allow unwanted air to flow through it. Air sealing certain areas of the house will help stop the flow of air and should be done before… Continue reading.

Paying your electric bill should be easy and convenient. For this reason, Kankakee Valley REMC offers many convenient payment options. The best part is, there are no fees for these convenient methods.  Credit Card & Bank Draft Through this method, your credit or debit card is drafted each month on the due date. When using… Continue reading.

Following the retirement of Kankakee Valley REMC District 5 Director Kenny Redlin, the KV REMC board made an appointment to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. Redlin retired Aug. 1 after serving on the board for 31 years.  To fill the vacancy of the District 5 board seat, the KV REMC board voted to… Continue reading.

We are grinding out the last few weeks of summer and heading into fall full of energy (pun intended). I am excited about what we are working on and the strategies that we’ve established to help guide the way. As I mentioned last month, one of our current strategic initiatives is operational excellence. In order… Continue reading.

It’s your worst-case scenario. A major storm was predicted and this time, the predictions were right. Many power lines are down, and your electricity may be out for several days. You are low on everything – food, pet supplies, toilet paper, batteries, diapers and your medication.  Imagine how you would feel in this situation.  While… Continue reading.

Humble, dependable, knowledgeable, kind, organized, good listener, servant leader These are just a few words that the employees of Decatur County REMC used to describe the backbone of our organization, Larry Scheidler.  After 20 years of service at Decatur County REMC, Scheidler retires this month. Scheidler joined DCREMC in 1999 after an already lengthy and… Continue reading.

• Vice Chairman Steve AmRhein called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and Jason Barnhorst kept minutes of the meeting. • All members of the board were present. Also present was DCREMC CEO Brett Abplanalp and DCREMC staff members Jennie Meyer and Jeanne Loechle. • Upon motion by Michael Brelage, seconded by Dale Wernke,… Continue reading.

Watch out for the list of unclaimed patronage capital refund checks from Steuben County REMC’s 2016 general retirement. The list will be published at the end of the month at remcsteuben.com/capitalcredits.  The checks were for former members served by Steuben County REMC in the year 1985 and were returned to us as “undeliverable” by the… Continue reading.