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• April 2025

  Linemen Appreciation Day As you know, the Cooperative’s service area, has experienced some major storms including ice storms, tornadoes, excessive straight-line winds and severe thunderstorms.  These storms typically result in outages caused by downed trees, broken tree limbs and fallen poles.  In this article, I would like to take an opportunity to express my sincere […]

• March 2025

  Ice Storm Recap The year 2025 will long be remembered for the ice storm that plagued most of Southern Illinois with some areas recording over one inch of ice.  The winter storm, officially named Winter Storm Blair, brought significant amounts of freezing rain and ice on January 5th and followed that with an arctic blast […]

• February 2025

  Vegetation Management One of the many advantages of living in Southern Illinois is the beauty of this area including the Shawnee National Forrest and the great variety of trees and vegetation that grow throughout the region.  Although your Cooperative realizes the significance of this important natural resource and are advocates for retaining as many local […]