News Archive

Thank you to our members for conserving your usage over the past couple of days. Because of your efforts we were able to maintain your reliable flow of power. We’re in the clear right now, but as we head into another potential PEAK this coming Monday & Tuesday we may once again ask you, our members, to conserve. We’re in close contact with Associated Electric Cooperative and Sho-Me Power, and we will keep you updated with the latest information available. As always, we appreciate our cooperative family as we work hard to keep the power flowing.

Due to unseasonably high temperatures, members of  Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative have been asked to safely conserve electricity as the three-tiered system of electric cooperatives continues to do everything possible to meet members’ energy needs.

UPDATE: Sho-Me crews at the substation discovered a snake in the equipment caused the outage.

Update 10:00 am - This tree was the culprit that caused the outage this morning.   The tree split in half and dropped onto the line.  Crews have now restored power to all members.

Update Wednesday May 25, 8:00 am - This server maintenance work was completed overnight as planned, and accounts are available for access again. We thank members for their patience as we performed this work.

On Friday morning (May 20th) we had to perform unplanned computer maintenance. That necessary maintenance is now (as of 11:15 am) complete.  SmartHub login and guest payments through Pay Now are available to members again.  We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Congratulations, Gideon Littlejohn! He was a recipient of our $750 scholarship. We wish him the very best in his future endeavors!  Gideon is shown receiving the scholarship from HOEC Assistant Manager Aaron Wheeler.

Congratulations, Angela Maciel! She was a recipient of our $750 scholarship! We wish her the very best in her future endeavors. Angela is shown receiving the scholarship from HOEC's Manager of Member Services Myles Smith.

• $50 Gift Card for Hirsch Farm and Feed - Faye Smith, West Plains
• $50 Visa Gift Card - Sylvia Childers, Thayer
• $83 HOEC Account Credit - Brad McKee, Willow Springs
• Gift certificate for a 1 day Float Trip for Two (Carr's Canoe Rental) - William J & Kayla J Ipock, Eminence
• $83 HOEC Account Credit - Adam H & Samantha H McFarland, West Plains
• $25 Bass Pro Gift Card - Ruth L Crider, Alton
• Bicycle - Jolene Lyons (Betty Fisher), Mountain View, MO
• $25 Gift card for Wal-Mart - Jackie & Joyce S Hawks, Mountain View<

Last night, our crews responded to an outage in the West Plains/South 17 area. The outage was the result of an issue found at the substation which is owned by our wholesale power provider, Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative. Sho-Me Power crews were dispatched and worked to safely restore power to our members. We always appreciate the patience of our members during outages.