The trustees of the Operation Round Up® fund recently awarded $7,200 in grants to local community organizations and programs. Details of the grants are listed below.  Growing Resilient Rams received $1,800 for the first grade program that helps students learn to regulate their emotions. Mitchell Church of Christ Bread of Life Food Pantry received $1,000… Continue reading.

Crews have been inspecting many of our power lines and substations, and their presence has prompted questions from member-consumers. Most have wondered whether this means Kankakee Valley REMC will start offering broadband internet service. The simple answer is “not right now.” The crews are planning for a major project we’ll begin this coming spring. We’ve… Continue reading.

Ball State University senior Zoë Yergler, journalism and telecommunications major, spent the summer at Kankakee Valley REMC as an intern working with Communications/Marketing Director Amanda Steeb. We asked her about her summer with us. What were some of the opportunities you had? I didn’t really expect to do as much as I’ve done. I was… Continue reading.

From September 2019 through January 2020 Kankakee Valley REMC will be conducting a survey of residential co-op member-consumers. This telephone survey is conducted every three years, and helps our power supplier, Wabash Valley Power Alliance, determine how much power will be needed in the near future.  The survey will be conducted by Oppenheim Research, a… Continue reading.

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.