by Ryan Johnson | Oct 8, 2026 | Member Co-op News
2026 Jay York Scholarships awarded The Jay A. York Scholarship was established to honor the first Minnesotan to lead the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Jay York was a respected leader in rural electric cooperative issues for nearly 30 years....
by Ryan Johnson | Oct 7, 2026 | Member Co-op News
Beltrami Electric Cooperative Champions Co-op Families Nationally, Raising Over $8,200 for Children of Fallen Electric Cooperative Employees Bemidji, Minn. — Behind every lit home and running business is a team of electric cooperative employees working hard to keep...
by Ryan Johnson | Sep 17, 2026 | Member Co-op News
Beltrami Electric 22nd Annual Touchstone Energy® Open Raises Record $25,000 for United Way of Bemidji Area Bemidji, Minn. – September 17, 2026 – A day of golf, friendly competition and community support resulted in a record $25,000 raised for the United Way of Bemidji...
by Ryan Johnson | Sep 16, 2026 | Member Co-op News
Connexus Energy puts closed landfill site to work generating renewable energy Connexus Energy’s Ramsey II Renewable Station, a 4-megawatt solar array built on 24 acres of the buffer area at the Anoka-Ramsey Closed Landfill, began commercial operation Sept. 2....
by Ryan Johnson | Jul 27, 2026 | Member Co-op News
Local student returns from Electric Cooperative Youth Tour Lake Country Power sponsored William Maki from Goodland, Minn., to attend what has been called a “trip of a lifetime” to Washington, D.C. Maki traveled in June with 34 other Minnesota students to join more...
by Ryan Johnson | Jul 14, 2026 | Member Co-op News, MREA News Articles for Members' Newsletters
Celebrating Community Impact: Cooperative Heroes Award Last year marked an exciting new chapter for the Minnesota Touchstone Energy Group’s annual community award. After more than two decades, the award was refreshed to focus on individuals who exemplify the...
