Recently, Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative invited Fire Fighters, First Responders, and Construction Personnel to an electrical safety seminar. Pictured is Jeff West, HOEC Operations Manager, leading a seminar held at Eminence High School for persons attending the meeting from Shannon County.

Taylor Brooks and Makena Calhoun, both of Dora and sponsored by Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative, were among the 102 high school students from across Missouri who participated in the Electric Cooperative CYCLE program. The conference was held July 9-11 in Jefferson City.

When the wind blows, energy flows for Missouri electric cooperative members. Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI), the power generating supplier for Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative members, was the first in Missouri to pursue energy from the wind and began receiving energy from the first utility scale wind farm located in northwest Missouri (the Bluegrass Ridge Wind Farm) in 2007.