Logan Laswell was recently hired as an apprentice lineman. He was formerly employed at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department as a deputy sheriff for the past three years. He currently resides in the Paoli Township area and is a 2010 Paoli High School graduate  Nicholas Snider was also recently hired as an apprentice lineman. He… Continue reading.

When ice storms coat power lines, high winds can lead to lines that bounce and buck around. While rare, this movement is known as galloping lines.  Power lines are designed to sway, but if a wire is weighted down with ice and is pushed around from wind, it could move close to a grounded component… Continue reading.

By Matthew Deaton Most of you may be aware that we started the construction of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network across our entire service territory completely from scratch. After just over one year of mainline construction, we have over 445 miles of distribution fiber installed and 1,428 drops installed to homes. At the time of… Continue reading.

HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSINGS  The Orange County REMC office will be closed on the following dates, as our employees spend the Christmas and New Year’s holidays with their families.  Dec. 24-25, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Jan. 1, New Year’s Day  ENERGY EFFICIENT REBATE DEADLINE  The deadline to apply for an Orange County REMC rebate for energy… Continue reading.

Eugene Roberts, District 1, and Ben Lindsey, District 5, are incumbents whose terms expire in 2020.  Letters of intent due by February 6, 2020  Posting of incumbent list February 21, 2020  Names published in the March issue of Indiana Connection Magazine  Petitions of nominations due by April 22, 2020  Nominations by the board (absent incumbents… Continue reading.

Orange County Rural Electric Membership Corporation is the recipient of federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discrimination based on… Continue reading.

PAGE DAY  Spend a day in the Indiana Senate on Jan. 22 with students from electric cooperatives all over the state. Deadline to apply is Jan. 10.  YOUTH TOUR TO WASHINGTON, D.C.  Students who will be high school seniors in the fall of 2020 can apply for this trip of a lifetime to our nation’s… Continue reading.

Ashley Knight was recently hired as a member service representative for Orange County REMC.  Knight is the daughter of Callie Coulter and Rick Cowan of Orleans. She graduated Orleans high school in 2007. After high school Knight received an Associates of Sciences degree from University of Southern Indiana, along with certificates for expanded functions dental… Continue reading.

Nearly 850 members attended the Annual Member Appreciation Day Fish Fry on Oct. 18. This was far beyond the 600 we estimated would attend. We will continue to increase our preparations for next year. During the event, Gerald and Charlotte Brewer won the 49 inch 4K TV, and Patricia Geabes won the smoker. 

Have you ever had questions about Orange County REMC bill? Do you ever wonder your true use? If you’ve ever had questions about your account, our innovative web and mobile app, SmartHub, can help provide some answers.  SmartHub is available through the Orange County REMC website and as a mobile app through the Apple App… Continue reading.

When you think about Orange County REMC, you probably associate us with the local community. And you would be right. Our leadership team, board of directors and employees all live and work right here in the community we serve. But you may not realize that Orange County REMC is actually part of a much larger… Continue reading.