B&W Asphalt Co. will be paving the cooperative parking lot beginning on Friday, September 25th at 5:00 PM. The parking lot will be closed all weekend. This will restrict all drive-through and walk-up traffic. It will reopen on Monday, September 28th at 8:00 AM. We greatly appreciate your patience.

Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative is seeking a motivated individual with proven skills to work on a full-time basis to enter into the cooperative’s lineman program. Preference given to candidates who have graduated from a Linemen training program and/or at least two (2) years of experience.

Primary responsibilities will include:

Linemen from HOEC working to assist storm-ravaged Louisiana will get a well-earned break when fresh help arrives. On August 29th, 8 linemen from HOEC along with other linemen from the state of Missouri left home to help restore power in the wake of Hurricane Laura.

Eight linemen from HOEC are traveling to DeRidder, Louisiana to assist crews from Beauregard Electric Cooperative with power restoration after the devastation from Hurricane Laura. Other cooperatives from Missouri will also be responding to the call for help.

Kyle Simpson, a science teacher at Dora High School, represented Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative by attending the “Energy in Today’s Classroom” Teacher Education program held at the University of Missouri, Columbia. The program gave a firsthand experience on how energy is produced and transmitted from source to farm and home.