We typically associate high energy bills with the summer months when air conditioners are running at full blast. However, cold winter temperatures can cause heating systems to work just as hard. Since heating and cooling can account for nearly half of your electric bill, you may notice a spike in energy use in the coming… Continue reading.
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Join us at the newly opened Whitestown branch of the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library (a recent recipient of a Round Up grant) on the evening of Tuesday, June 18, to celebrate the program nearing $1 million in community support since it began in 2006. Light dinner will be provided beginning at 6 p.m. Attendees can… Continue reading.
Lifelong farmer Alan Cragun enjoys reading biographies and John Grisham tales during the winter and on rainy days. His journey to check out new books — literally — just got closer to home. Cragun lives two miles from the Whitestown branch of the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library, which opened in April. The library received $13,257… Continue reading.
Thanks for participating in our director election! We are thrilled that we had record-breaking participation this year in our director election! Because we are owned by those we serve, our customers (whom we call members) elect other members to serve on the board of directors. Democratic member control is one of the seven cooperative principles… Continue reading.
For the past several years, we’ve conducted a scholarship drawing at the conclusion of our annual business meeting. This year’s recipients of $500 scholarships are: • Nina Abel, Whitestown • Wyatt Barnett, Lebanon • Christian Barth, Zionsville • Micheal Chiodo, Jamestown • Elijah Day, Zionsville • Rebecca DeBruycker, Zionsville • Ryan Flaherty, Zionsville • Andrew… Continue reading.
From time to time, a Kankakee Valley REMC member will ask a question that results in a surprising answer, “Where is your power plant?” Remarkably, we don’t have one. The electricity that flows through our wires to homes and businesses through KVREMC’s service territory originates from a long list of sources. We’re one of 23… Continue reading.
The annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, is a pivotal event for our co-op each year. CEO Scott Sears and District 2 Director Dean Moretton represented KV REMC this year. A primary concern addressed with the congressional delegation and their staff was the EPA’s recent rule for… Continue reading.
KV REMC contractors will begin spraying this month along our rights–of–way. The Daltons, the program’s contractors, will focus on brush and small vegetation control in the orange area on the map below. This work has been certified by the Indiana State Chemist, and all herbicides used are EPA-approved. If you would prefer to maintain the… Continue reading.
American Red Cross Blood Drive Thursday, June 27 Kankakee Valley REMC KV REMC east parking lot (8642 W. U.S. Hwy 30-Wanatah) 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit redcrossblood.org and type in “kvremc” for the sponsor code to register.
Kankakee Valley REMC Operation Round Up Trust recently awarded scholarships totaling $8,000 to six deserving local high school graduates. Annually, the trust grants two $2,000 scholarships and four $1,000 scholarships to graduates whose parents/guardians participate in the Operation Round Up program. Justin Hoover and Katelyne Allen, both from Boone Grove High School, were honored as… Continue reading.
