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East River Employees Volunteer at Gathering Meal
East River employees volunteered their time and talents to help serve 116 meals at the monthly Gathering Meal at the Madison United Methodist Church. East River employees baked desserts or assisted with preparing, serving and cleaning up after the meal. This is a...
Madison’s Lindsey Dockendorf Receives $1,000 Basin Electric Scholarship
Lindsey Dockendorf of Madison is the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from Basin Electric Power Cooperative based in Bismarck, N.D. She is the daughter of Tim and Amy Dockendorf of Madison. Basin Electric awards 180 scholarships per year to children of member...
East River Electric Power Cooperative Restores Power to 22 Substations, 5 Substations Still Without Power
As of 5 p.m. on April 11, East River Electric Power Cooperative has restored power to 22 substations that lost power due to the April blizzard. East River still has 5 substations without power. Those substations are located near Humboldt, Trent, Wentworth and Corsica....
East River Electric Power Cooperative Experiencing Power Outages due to April Blizzard
The combination of ice, snow and wind due to the April blizzard is affecting the transmission system of East River Electric Power Cooperative. East River Electric is the wholesale power provider to 24 distribution electric cooperatives and one municipal electric...
East River Electric’s 55th Annual Mountain Oyster Feed a Success
East River Electric’s 55th annual Mountain Oyster Feed was a success, raising $25,000 for LifeScape, an organization which promotes independence for over 2,500 children and adults with disabilities throughout South Dakota. The event was held at Nicky’s Restaurant in...
55th Annual Mountain Oyster Feed Planned for March 20
East River welcomes the public to attend the 55th annual Mountain Oyster Feed at Nicky’s in Madison on Wednesday, March 20 with serving beginning at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds from the event will once again benefit LifeScape, formerly Children’s Care Hospital and School and...
Madison Lions’ Club Receives Donation from East River
The Madison Lion’s Club 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 that amount. The Lion’s...
Special Olympics of South Dakota Receives Donation from East River
East River utilized a matching grant program provided by CoBank to donate $5,000 to Special Olympics of South Dakota in December. East River donated $2,500 and CoBank matched that amount. East River Electric General Manager Tom Boyko said, “The opportunity CoBank...
Substation Ribbon Cutting for the City of Hartford
On Thursday, December 6 there was a ribbon cutting for the newly built and energized substation serving the city of Hartford and the surrounding area. The new substation is owned by East River Electric Power Cooperative, which is Sioux Valley Energy’s wholesale power...
East River Crew Helps Madison Prepare for Christmas
East River Electric Cooperative's Madison crews removed a large evergreen tree from the yard of the same home that donated the Community Christmas Tree last year. They transported the tree from the residential area to the Dairy Queen parking lot. Employees from the...