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  • Feature Stories
  • March 2013

The bounty of the prairie

Shelby Electric Lineman Brian Chevalier explains how to use a hotstick to a Haitian lineman.
  • Feature Stories
  • February 2013

Building a Better World

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  • Feature Stories
  • February 2013

Green jobs for sustainable careers

The proliferation of smart meters, along with other developing technologies, helps electric ­cooperatives work to contain costs while improving service for consumer-members. Source: NRECA
  • Feature Stories
  • February 2013

Co-ops cutting costs through innovation

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  • Feature Stories, ICL
  • January 2013

Broadband for the back 40

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  • Feature Stories
  • January 2013

Postal problems

R.K. Douglas, a pioneer on both the Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative and Southern Illinois Power Cooperative boards and father of Larry Douglas, was among the local and state leaders and dignitaries present for the dedication of Southern Illinois Power Cooperative on Lake of Egypt on August 29, 1965.
  • Feature Stories
  • December 2012

“I remember when…”

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  • Feature Stories
  • November 2012

Tractor club’s best kept secret revealed each year in Penfield

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  • Feature Stories
  • November 2012

Preserving Our Rural Heritage

Geothermal systems use underground coils filled with water or a special solution that work with a heat pump unit to heat and cool a home or business.
  • Feature Stories
  • October 2012

Picking the right heat pump

Bucket Trucks at sunset Source Dave Behle Dawson Public Power District 2007
  • Feature Stories
  • October 2012

Built by the people, for the people

The T-Bar M Dairy Ranch, outside of Durant, Okla., normally uses 250-W metal halide lights in its barns. CRN exchanged those bulbs in 10 fixtures with 120-W LEDs. After six months, the dairy had cut energy use by 55 percent and boosted brightness by 30 percent. Source: Cooperative Research Network
  • Feature Stories
  • September 2012

The speed of light(ing)

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  • Feature Stories
  • September 2012

SMART GRID the next greatest thing

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  • August 2012

Ministering on the Mississippi

Gary, Dennis, Cindy and Joyce.
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  • August 2012

Round’em up for Cowboy Church

Photo courtesy of Gregory Thorp.
  • Feature Stories
  • August 2012

Ministering on the Mississippi

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  • July 2012

Illinois Country Father of the Year

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  • July 2012

Nomination Letters

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  • July 2012

Celebration

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  • June 2012

Fair season ahead

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  • May 2012

Smart moves to save money

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  • May 2012

A personal experience

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  • May 2012

Illinois experts recommend quick-fix projects, products

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  • May 2012

Know what to ask

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  • Feature Stories
  • May 2012

Time to remodel?

CFL Charlie makes a visit to the livestock barn, as he represents Shelby Electric Cooperative at the Shelby County Fair.
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  • June 2012

See you at the fair

Alexis and her dad, Chris Bergschneider take their show pigs out for a walk.
  • Feature Stories
  • June 2012

Farm fresh experience at the state fair

Storms leave a variety of safety hazards behind them—from downed power lines to fragile buildings. Be aware of your surroundings as you re-enter your home or property after a storm. Source: Safe Electricity
  • Feature Stories
  • April 2012

Know How To Stay Safe After Storms

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  • April 2012

Oh, so natural

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  • Feature Stories
  • March 2012

Who am I?

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  • February 2012

Connecting rural Illinois

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  • Feature Stories
  • January 2012

I Am A CEO

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