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ICAP Receives Donation from East River
Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership (ICAP) received a $5,000 donation from East River Electric Cooperative in December. East River participated in CoBank’s Sharing Success Program which is a matching grant program. East River donated $2,500 and CoBank matched...
East River Crew Helps Madison Prepare for Christmas
A family in Madison donated the Community Christmas Tree and East River Electric Cooperative’s Madison crew removed the large evergreen tree from their home. They transported the tree from the residential area to the Dairy Queen parking lot. Employees from the City of...
East River Electric Presents Employee Service Awards
East River Electric Power Cooperative recently presented service awards to 24 employees with years of service ranging from five to 40 years. “I’d like to congratulate this year’s service award recipients and thank them for their dedication to East River Electric,”...
Connected Home Research Project Launches during Dakota State University’s MadLabs Facility Grand Opening
A Connected Home Research Project launched on Wednesday as part of Dakota State University’s (DSU) MadLabs facility grand opening. The Connected Home project is a partnership between East River Electric Power Cooperative, DSU and the National Rural Electric...
Eminent Service Award Winners Announced
The Eminent Service Award is East River Electric Power Cooperative’s highest honor and is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to East River and the cooperative movement. The awards were presented during East River’s Annual Meeting in...
Kermit Pearson receives 30-Year Service Award from East River Electric Power Cooperative
East River Electric Board Director Kermit Pearson was presented with East River Electric Power Cooperative’s 30-year service award during the organization’s 69th annual meeting Sept. 4, 2019, in Sioux Falls. The award was presented to Pearson in recognition of the 30...
Electric Cooperatives and CoBank Donate $47,500 to State Veterans Cemetery
East River Electric Power Cooperative, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Rushmore Electric, the South Dakota Rural Electric Association and CoBank are donating $47,500 to the South Dakota Veterans Council for the State Veterans Cemetery currently under construction in...
East River Electric Power Cooperative Holds 69th Annual Meeting
East River Electric Power Cooperative held its 69th annual meeting Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, at the Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls. The theme of this year’s annual meeting was ‘Shaping a Stronger Tomorrow’. The meeting highlighted the many ways that...
Avera Health and Rural Electric Economic Development Fund Announce Workforce Housing Development Financing Partnership
Avera Health and the Rural Electric Economic Development (REED) Fund Tuesday announced a new $10 million workforce housing development financing partnership. Avera has committed $2 million to the partnership and REED has committed an initial $4 million, with plans to...
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held for Onida Substation
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new Onida substation on Friday, August 23. The substation is owned by East River Electric Power Cooperative and serves the member-owners of Oahe Electric Cooperative, including the city of Onida and Ringneck Energy ethanol...