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October 2025

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Under the Friday night lights

  • Feature Stories
  • October 2025

America’s first city

  • Feature Stories
  • October 2025

Columns

Nancy Danico, JCE Co-op
  • SnapShots
  • October 2025

Spooky season

Sharon Woodhurst, Jessica Ervin, Kathy Kingery, Manny Castro, Michelle Plattenberger, Wendy Sipe and Terrah Castro in front of the Manny’s Pizza in Savanna.
  • Prairie Table
  • October 2025

Five decades of flavor and family

Cybersecurity and two-factor authentication (2FA) concept. A user logging in on a laptop with secure verification via mobile device, online privacy, data protection, and secure login systems.
  • Powered Up
  • October 2025

Cybersecurity starts at home

Illuminated Halloween house outdoor decorations with orange and
  • Safety Check
  • October 2025

Frightfully safe fun

Photo courtesy of Sam Mauro
  • Support Local
  • October 2025

Nothing mild about Pink Tiger Farm

Close up of a male volunteer collects and grabs a small pile of yellow red fallen leaves in the autumn park. Cleaning the lawn from the old leaves. Gardening and seasonal communal work concept
  • Garden Wise
  • October 2025

Think twice before burning those leaves

Photo by Mark Gilliland/Pioneer Utility Resources
  • Energy Solutions
  • October 2025

Smart investments for your home

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  • First Thoughts
  • October 2025

The many ways co-ops power communities

Finest Cooking

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  • Finest Cooking
  • October 2025

Tangy Pit Beans

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  • Finest Cooking
  • October 2025

Hot Cranberry Cider

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  • Finest Cooking
  • October 2025

Cabbage Soup

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  • Finest Cooking
  • October 2025

Chicken and Dressing Casserole

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  • Finest Cooking
  • October 2025

Slow Cooker Cinnamon Apples

Currents

Illinois Touchstone Energy cooperatives were present at the 2025 Farm Progress Show to share information about co-ops, electrical safety and energy efficiency.
  • Currents
  • October 2025

Farm Progress Show returns to Decatur

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  • Currents
  • October 2025

IEC Memorial Scholarship program celebrates 30 years

Faith Wheeler (center) chaperones students during the 2023 Youth Tour.
  • Currents
  • October 2025

Wheeler named a Co-op Rising Star