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We are proud to honor all those who have served our country with courage, dedication and sacrifice. This Veterans Day, we salute you and thank you for protecting our freedom.

Recently, Dan Singletary was inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame, an award from The Missouri Institute of Cooperatives (MIC). As a member-focused organization, MIC is driven by the mission to empower cooperatives and strengthen their impact.

Rural Missouri magazine honored Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative, West Plains, as the electric cooperative with the best storm response during a presentation of the magazine's 2025 High Voltage Awards on Oct. 16.

Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative (HOEC), West Plains, was one of 35 Missouri electric cooperatives recognized for working safely. Employees of the cooperative have now worked a total of 332,395.50 hours without a lost time accident.

Sho-Me Power has a planned outage for substation work. On Wednesday October 22 the Winona substation will be down from 1 AM to 3 AM, scheduled at night to have the least impact on members. Affected members will receive notice through the SmartHub app (if registered), or a phone call/message to the phone number on file. This will affect approximately 970 members.

The HOEC office will close at 10:00am on Monday October 13 for an all-employee training day.  The office will open again on Tuesday at 8:00am.

Sho-Me Power, our wholesale provider of energy, has scheduled substation system improvements for the Tecumseh substation. On Tuesday, October 14, the substation will be down from 10 AM to noon. Members impacted by this outage will receive notification through the SmartHub app if they are signed up.

Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative has announced that Dan Singletary, CEO/General Manager, will retire from the cooperative effective January 2, 2026, after a remarkable 40-year career with the organization.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and HOEC is proud to join this international initiative to keep our people, data and systems safer online, including critical infrastructure.

You can help by taking these four essential steps:

We currently have 412 members without power in Eminence. Dispatch is aware of the outage and crews are en route. If you need to report an outage you may do so by calling 417-256-2131 or the SmartHub app either on your phone or our website. Always stay away from downed power lines and stay safe.