Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (HOEC) officials report that heavy snow and high winds were the primary cause of outages over the weekend. While overall outage numbers were small, the heavy weight of the snow and high winds caused trees located outside the right of way to fall onto lines.

Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (HOEC) officials report that many electric cooperatives across the state of Missouri were impacted by Winter Storm Gia. At its peak, the storm caused nearly 20,000 outages scattered around the state. HOEC members weren’t heavily impacted like other cooperatives in the central part of the state.

Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc., is currently seeking interns in Accounting and Engineering for the summer of 2019. Priority will be given to students in their Junior or Senior year of college, with preference given to students from the HOEC service territory (Howell and Oregon counties, and parts of Douglas, Ozark, Shannon, and Texas counties).

See the video below to learn more about this great leadership opportunity, and apply now for a chance to attend!

The Southern Missouri Home Builders Association (SMHBA) will host the 27th Annual Home and Garden Show on Friday, March 1st, and Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 at the West Plains Civic Center. The show will be open from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Missouri’s farmers plant and harvest some of the finest crops grown in America. Farmers know the importance of timing. You can’t plant too early because of the possibility of a late frost, but planting too late may not give the crop enough time to produce abundantly.

During the cold days in winter and the hot days of summer, Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative (HOEC) encourages members to participate in any peak alerts that may occur.