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Archival photo of a number of men in suits sitting on chairs while one stands at a microphone, all on a flatbed trailer. Above them is a sign reading "working together did it. All the power you want at lowest cost! At last a dream come true."
  • First Thoughts
  • April 2025

Tough choices, lasting legacies

Cole Buchanan represents Illinois during PowerXchange
  • Currents
  • April 2025

Buchanan represents Illinois during PowerXchange

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  • Finest Cooking
  • April 2025

Southern Honey Cake

A man in shorts pushes a green fertilizer spreader across a lush green lawn
  • Garden Wise
  • April 2025

Don’t commit a lawn order violation

Jill Fager, Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
  • SnapShots
  • March 2025

Swinging for the fences

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  • Finest Cooking
  • March 2025

Peach Salsa

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  • Finest Cooking
  • March 2025

Easy Veggie Dip

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  • Finest Cooking
  • March 2025

Pumpkin Pie Dip

One large globe and three small globes all painted with scenes of a fox in a forest.
  • Feature Stories
  • March 2025

A paint brush for a pen

Frosted animal cracker dip
  • Finest Cooking
  • March 2025

Frosted Animal Cracker Dip

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  • Prairie Table
  • March 2025

From farm to table to community

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  • Finest Cooking
  • March 2025

Jalapeno Popper Dip

President Jimmy Carter speaks to Youth Tour delegates on the White House lawn in 1978.
  • Currents
  • March 2025

Remembering Jimmy Carter

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  • Support Local
  • March 2025

Pickles, preserves and pride

Closeup of an African violet. The small flowers are very purple and the green leaves look fuzzy.
  • Garden Wise
  • March 2025

Colorful, carefree and charming

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  • Feature Stories
  • March 2025

Caught in the middle

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  • Currents
  • March 2025

We want to hear from you

Clinton County Electric Cooperative employees Ahren Langhauser, Doug Vonder Haar, Mike Korte, Sam Kuhl, Mike Faust and Brian Taylor accept their co-op’s 2024 awards for Best Loss Time and Best Incident Rate. Faust also won a 2024 Safety Leadership Award.
  • Currents
  • March 2025

It all starts with safety

A wooden utility pole with a copper ground wire stands before a field of soybeans
  • Safety Check
  • March 2025

Snitches get uninterrupted service

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM FISK
  • Currents
  • March 2025

D.C. changes signal positive energy impacts

Clay Electric Co-operative was one of eight co-ops across the state to complete RESAP in 2024. Co-ops undergo a RESAP evaluation every three years. Journeyman Lineman Eric Moyer and Operations Manager James Williams accepted the RESAP certificate on Clay Electric’s behalf during the AIEC Safety and Energy Conference in January.
  • First Thoughts
  • March 2025

Setting the thermostat to safe

EV Car or Electric vehicle at charging station with the power cable supply plugged in on blurred nature with blue energy power effect. Eco-friendly sustainable energy concept.
  • Powered Up
  • March 2025

Making the switch to an EV?

A large HVAC unit beside a brick home.
  • Energy Solutions
  • March 2025

More than looks

Angela Bailey and her mother Linda Meherg stand behind a candy display at the Chocolate Factory in Golconda.
  • Support Local
  • February 2025

Decades of decadence

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  • Feature Stories
  • February 2025

Facing the Fire

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  • Finest Cooking
  • February 2025

Mrs. Wagoner’s Egg Salad

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  • Finest Cooking
  • February 2025

Egg Butter Spread

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  • Finest Cooking
  • February 2025

Chuck

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  • Currents
  • February 2025

Easements are essential

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  • Currents
  • February 2025

Celebrating pioneers in electricity

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  • Finest Cooking
  • February 2025

Make Ahead Scrambled Egg Kits

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  • Finest Cooking
  • February 2025

Ole Omelet

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