June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. It’s also the time of year when many people endure the headache of a broken air conditioner — and having to go to extreme measures to keep cool. Fortunately, it’s not too late to prepare. There are steps you can take to ensure your cooling system can handle… Continue reading.

Thank you for the many great ideas for topics for this column. I plan to cover several of the topics submitted over the next few months. The first, and probably most mentioned topic, is solar-related. Drivers passing through Starke County likely noticed several solar projects (often referred to as solar farms) constructed in recent months,… Continue reading.

KV REMC Member Appreciation Day andAnnual Business Meeting  Sept. 28 Porter County  Expo Center, Valparaiso More details will be available soon. 

The Kankakee Valley REMC Junior Board of Directors program focuses on providing unique opportunities for students to interact with community leaders. In March, the students received a special invitation from Representative Ed Soliday to visit the Indiana Statehouse.  With the assistance of Indiana Electric Cooperatives’ government relations team and Rep. Soliday’s legislative assistant, the students… Continue reading.

Can you spare some time for your co-op? KV REMC’s board of directors is looking for fellow member-consumers to serve on the board. Petitions are available now. At the upcoming Member Appreciation and Annual Business Meeting event on Sept. 28, the membership will vote for two seats on the board of directors.   To be eligible to… Continue reading.

Kankakee Valley REMC’s Operation Round Up board has issued grants for the first quarter of 2023 to four organizations. All funds available through Operation Round Up are the result of member-consumers who voluntarily round up their electric bill to the nearest dollar. Currently, over 70 percent of the KV REMC member-consumers are contributors to the… Continue reading.

Congratulations to the following KV REMC employees on their recent promotions. We appreciate your hard work and willingness to grow professionally and personally at the co-op.  Jesse Webb — 13-year employee promoted from journeyman lineman to line superintendent. Andy Pataky — 35-year employee promoted from journeyman lineman to line foreman.

Your high-speed internet connection can hook you up with savings — on your heating and cooling costs. As more people gain access to broadband internet connections, they may consider upgrading to a Wi-Fi thermostat. Fortunately, your local electric cooperative offers a $45 rebate for qualifying Wi-Fi thermostat upgrades. And beyond the rebate, a Wi-Fi thermostat… Continue reading.

It’s good to stop every once in a while and take stock of where you are. But, it’s even more important to plan for the next step —  and the one after that. Every three years, we bring our board of directors and staff together to take an honest look at ourselves, the needs of… Continue reading.

Tree trimming maintenance is a year-round program to provide our membership with safe and reliable electricity. Trimming back trees decreases outages caused by fallen tree limbs during storms with high winds. Our contract crews will be trimming in the following townships: Starke CountyPortions of Center, Davis, Washington and Oregon townships LaPorte CountyLincoln, portions of Washington, Union… Continue reading.