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December 2015

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Making holiday spirits bright

  • Feature Stories
  • December 2015

Natural gas catching up with coal as an electricity fuel

  • Feature Stories, ICL
  • December 2015

Columns

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  • Safety Check
  • December 2015

How to weather winter storms safely

  • Garden Wise
  • December 2015

The great Christmas tree debate

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  • Finest Cooking Tips
  • December 2015

Fred’s Famous Pecan Crispies

  • Energy Solutions
  • December 2015

Keeping your windows from getting all wet

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  • Powered Up
  • December 2015

How to “Google” and get better search results

  • First Thoughts
  • December 2015

Cooperatives: A constant in a changing industry

Finest Cooking

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  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2015

2015 Recipe Contest Submissions

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  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2015

Rita’s Raspberry Thumbprints

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  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2015

Candy Cane Snowballs

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  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2015

Buffalo Chip Cookies

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  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2015

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

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  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2015

White Velvet Cookies

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  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2015

Butter Horns

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  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2015

Orange Drop Cookies

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  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2015

Holiday Cookie Contest Winners

Currents

Helping dedicate the Prairie Power Spoon River Solar Farm on Friday were nearly 100 students from Astoria. They joined (l-r) Prairie Power Board Chairman Jim Thompson, Interim President/CEO Dan Breden, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, State Rep. Michel Unes and Spoon River Electric Cooperative President/CEO Bill Dodds. The 500 kW solar farm includes a unique interactive learning center that is open to the public. It is located 3 miles northeast of Summum, Ill. along Highway 24.
  • Currents
  • December 2015

Illinois electric cooperatives dedicate two solar farms

The Carthage, Ill., facility, referred to as Maple Grove Apartments, gives patients with dementia and other cognitive issues a home-like and family-oriented environment with a small number of residents per building and central common areas for socializing and meals.
  • Currents
  • December 2015

USDA helps two Illinois co-ops with rural economic development

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  • Currents
  • December 2015

Controlling your home with a smartphone

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  • Currents
  • December 2015

Carbon monoxide poisoning dangers increase during winter

  • Currents
  • December 2015

Old coal plant converted to renewable biomass shutting down

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