With the arrival of harvest time, Indiana’s farmers are shifting into high gear as they move into their fields to bring in crops. All that increased activity puts farmers and farm workers at greater risk, warned Jon Elkins, vice president of safety, training and compliance at Indiana Electric Cooperatives. “Combines and grain augers are large… Continue reading.

By Pat Nobbe We do our best to avoid them, but sometimes there’s no way around it: Power outages happen. For most of our members, outages do not happen often and only last a few hours. But when major storms, like last month, impact our area, extended outages are unavoidable.  During the four-day event that… Continue reading.

A day of fun and learning! Decatur County REMC hosted the judging event for the Decatur County 4-H Fair electrical projects. A big thanks to Hoosier Energy employees Brandon Gentry, John Bullock, Heather Hughet and Hannah Knutson for being judges at the event.

The meeting was opened by Chairman Steve AmRhein and Jason Barnhorst kept the minutes of the meeting. All board members were present, with Suzanne Parmer and Brian Scheidler attending virtually. Also present were CEO Brett Abplanalp and employees Matt Raver, Sam Ruf and Crystal Greathouse. Dale Wernke moved to approve the agenda. Jeff Lawrence seconded… Continue reading.

While many children of all ages were relieved to be out of school for the summer, there were several deserving students from Hoosier Energy member cooperatives who were looking ahead to the 2023-24 school year. That’s because a total of 14 cooperatives, 13 in the state of Indiana, awarded scholarships to 90 students this year,… Continue reading.

To the promote cooperative principle “Concern for Community,” we will feature members from time to time in place of Brett’s Buzz. Brett is still available and encourages you to stop by or give him a call. Just off Highway 421, past some cows and a turn to the right, sits the “Twin Bins” and home of… Continue reading.

It was a terrific experience for the 428 members and their families who stopped by the Decatur County Fairgrounds for the Decatur County REMC Annual Meeting. 850 meals were served by C&P Tavern, topped off with ice cream from HillBilly Corner. After members ate, they visited vendor booths from Lohrum Electrical, Koenig Equipment, Stone’s Farm… Continue reading.

The meeting was opened by Chairman Steve AmRhein, and Brian Scheidler kept the minutes of the meeting. All board members were present. Also present was CEO Brett Abplanalp and employees Matt Raver and Sam Ruf. Suzanne Parmer moved to approve the agenda. Dale Wernke seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Jason Barnhorst moved to… Continue reading.

Hoosier Energy’s first-ever Community Impact Week saw 25% of the cooperative’s workforce participate over the course of the event in Bloomington this spring. The first in a variety of projects involved volunteering with Backpack Buddies, a program through Community Kitchen that puts together bags of food for low-income children to take home on the weekends…. Continue reading.

Transparency. This is a word that has been circling for the last several years. It is a word I do not like using, not because of what it means but because of what I’d rather say — building relationships.   When I joined Decatur County REMC six years ago, this is how I started. I… Continue reading.

BOARD OF DIRECTOR CANDIDATES Steve Kinker Steve Kinker and his wife, Pamela, reside on County Road 850 East. A graduate of North Decatur High School, he is currently employed at Baxter (previously Hillrom) where he serves as assembly, fabrication and safety director. Operating the family cattle farm in St. Maurice, he is also a member… Continue reading.