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Julia Trygstad Receives $1,000 Basin Electric Scholarship
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...
Thanksgiving Food Drive a Success!
East River employees participated in a Thanksgiving food drive for the Lake County Food Pantry. Employees donated a combination of groceries and cash to provide 24 complete Thanksgiving meals for local families. The meals included turkeys, dressing, potatoes and...
East River Electric Celebrates Employee’s Years of Service
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...
Leighton and Duis Complete Journeyman Lineman Certification
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 Receives Eminent Service Award from East River Electric Power Cooperative
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 Receives Eminent Service Award from East River Electric Power Cooperative
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 Holds 73rd Annual Meeting
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...
Mitchell Tech Recognizes East River as a Platinum Employer
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...
East River Employees Volunteer at Gathering Meal
East River employees volunteered their time and talents to help serve 240 meals at the Gathering Meal at the Madison United Methodist Church. East River employees assisted with preparing, serving, and cleaning up after the meal. This is a great chance for our...
Court Rules in Favor of East River Electric, Dismisses Dakota Energy Power Contract Lawsuit
A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of East River Electric Power Cooperative, upholding a lower court’s ruling to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Dakota Energy Cooperative seeking to terminate its wholesale power contract early in...