With ongoing pandemic concerns and expanded remote working options, many of us are not only spending more time at home, but we’re also considering a home office upgrade, creating a music room or enhancing an outdoor space. No matter what project is on tap, it’s essential to start with basic improvements that ensure your energy needs are met safely and efficiently.

Iowa’s electric cooperatives are excited to announce a new statewide contest, which celebrates our cooperative commitment to community. Called Shine the Light, the contest will accept nominations in June and award three winners with a $1,500 check to their local charity or community organization.

Five old limestone gravestones have recently been restored at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Cascade. These stones mark the burial sites of members of the May family who died in 1874, and their restoration was arranged by Gene Manternach, an electric co-op director and a distant relation who felt a connection while researching his ancestry.