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The 63rd annual Resource Conservation Speech Contest State Finals were held at the State Capitol in Pierre on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The contest theme was “Working Grassland, Why Should We Care?” Winning first place and a $1,200 scholarship was Abigail Lewis. Lewis...

East River Electric’s 60th annual fundraiser to support LifeScape was a success, raising over $38,600. LifeScape is an organization that promotes independence for over 2,500 children and adults with disabilities throughout South Dakota. The event was held as an online...

  Julia Trygstad of Nunda is the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from Basin Electric Power Cooperative based in Bismarck, N.D. She is the daughter of Karen and Eric Trygstad. Basin Electric awards over 170 scholarships per year to children of member cooperative...

East River Electric Power Cooperative recently presented service awards to 25 employees with years of service ranging from five to 25 years. “I extend my congratulations to the recipients of this year's service awards and express my gratitude for their unwavering...

Congratulations to Kutler Leighton and Nicholas Duis for completing their journeyman certifications through Northwest Lineman College. Kutler joined East River in 2019 and works as an RTU/Meter technician. Nicholas started at East River in 2020 as an apprentice...

Jeff Genzer, President at Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer, & Pembroke, P.C. law office was awarded East River Electric Power Cooperative’s highest honor, the Eminent Service Award, during the organization’s 73rd annual meeting September 6, 2023, in Sioux Falls. The award is...

Ervin Fink was presented with East River Electric Power Cooperative’s highest honor, the Eminent Service Award, during the organization’s 73rd annual meeting Sept. 6, 2023, in Sioux Falls. The award is given annually to individuals who have made significant...

East River Electric Power Cooperative held its 73rd annual meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at the Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls. This year’s annual meeting theme was “Powering Possibilities.” The meeting highlighted the many ways East River...

Every fall, Mitchell Technical College announces its Platinum Employer list, recognizing those employers who have hired the greatest numbers of new graduates into their first-destination careers from the college’s three most recent graduating classes. This year’s...