The May issue of Rural Missouri should have arrived in your mailbox by now, with the Notice of the Annual Meeting on the front of the magazine. The back cover includes your registration card... Please bring BOTH SIDES of the card to the Meeting so you can register. If you didn't receive your magazine, you can bring an ID to allow us to verify your status as an HOEC Member (registration is for Members only; must be present to win).

Starting on the June 1 due bill, you will begin seeing a line labeled "Service Availability." This is NOT a new charge. It has always been included in the Energy Charge amount on your billing statement, but now will be separately listed. This is the minimum monthly amount charged to each meter. The purpose of the service availability fee is to recover a portion of the fixed costs of providing service to our members.

Friday, May 3 HOEC will host the 85th annual membership meeting at the West Plains Civic Center beginning with registration at 4:30 pm. This will be an in-person event with entertainment, informational displays, food (hamburgers and hotdogs) and prizes as well as the Kids Zone featuring inflatables and balloon animals. Musical entertainment will begin at 5:30 pm featuring Brady Walton of Willow Springs. The business meeting will begin at 7 pm.