Harvest time in Indiana can be an exciting and exhausting time, the culmination of a season of hard work. However, the rush to harvest can also yield tragic outcomes. Each year, dozens of farm workers are killed and hundreds are injured in electrical accidents on the farm. Review with all workers the farm activities that… Continue reading.

The cooling temperatures and kids once again climbing the school bus steps to head to school mean that fall is quickly approaching! The changing season also can serve as an alarm clock to prepare for what is to come – winter. Early fall is the perfect time to prepare your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning… Continue reading.

There might’ve been a time when you came across an antique or old item in your attic or basement that you could sell for money. Yet did you know that there could very easily be some additional treasures in the form of air leaks – and finding (and sealing) them could lead to energy savings! … Continue reading.

Each year as Miami-Cass REMC’s CEO, I am given the privilege of addressing you, our members, at our member appreciation day/annual meeting. Here are a few highlights from my address to those in attendance. Employee retirement: Line Superintendent Mike Long, a Miami-Cass employee for 41 years, retired at beginning of the year and Director of… Continue reading.

During its member appreciation day and annual meeting, Miami-Cass REMC was proud to award the following $500 scholarships to the following students: Ayris Gilbetson — IUK Lucretia Eckrote — IUPUI Ashley Rouch — Indiana Wesleyan University Julie Dyson — Ivy Tech Matthew Jelenek — Manchester University Adam Copp — Indiana University (Bloomington) Caitlin Hughes —… Continue reading.

The 79th Miami-Cass REMC Member Appreciation Day and Annual Meeting was held July 25 at Peru High School. Total attendance at the meeting was over 600 with 207 registered members representing nearly 4.3 percent of the total voting membership. All registered members who attended received a $15 bill credit and were able to enjoy a… Continue reading.

Jeremy Stapleton is a Peru native and a graduate of Maconaquah High School. Prior to joining Miami-Cass REMC, he worked as a lineman for Peru Utilities for over five years. Before becoming a lineman, Stapleton worked for Bowyer Excavating for 12 years. He has been married to his wife, Elizabeth, for 18 years. The couple… Continue reading.

Counted seven board members present. Miami-Cass REMC attorney Jeremy Fetty also attended. Earl Ridlen from London Witte Group presented the yearly audit report. WVPA board report was given by Jim Savage. Monthly legal report was given by Fetty. Rob Schwartz presented the monthly CEO report. Minutes from the previous board meeting were approved. June monthly… Continue reading.

Thomas Mills just finished his fifth year of submitting 4-H Electric projects. A homeschooled student from Cass County, he will be starting his junior year this fall. It’s Mills’ eighth year participating in 4-H, but he didn’t start submitting electric projects until his fourth year.  Mills’ first project was a shaker light. However, he admits… Continue reading.

Miami-Cass REMC sponsored Cassandra Duckwall to attend the annual Touchstone Energy Camp. The camp was held in June at YMCA Camp Tecumseh in Brookston.   Students entering seventh grade this fall were eligible to attend. Applications were anonymously judged by local community members who selected the participants of the three-day program. Campers enjoyed traditional outdoor… Continue reading.

Miami-Cass REMC sponsored three students on the Indiana Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., this June. The trip provided young Hoosiers the opportunity to visit the nation’s capital, learn about government, experience American history and gain a better understanding about their electric cooperative and our government.  Area students participating on the trip were Avery Heishman, Kayla… Continue reading.