(Cassopolis, MI) – Marcellus Junior/Senior High School recently opened The Cat Shack, a school store where students sell snacks, school supplies and logo items.  Midwest Energy Cooperative sponsored the effort, working in partnership with students on the Principal’s Advisory Council (PAC) to plan and initially stock the store. PAC is comprised of students that are [...]

Cassopolis, MI) – Midwest Energy Cooperative crews are wrapping up the last of the power outages at 9:30 Friday after Mother Nature delivered fierce winds with the first winter storm of the season. The final outages are scattered across the southwest Michigan service territory, and co-op officials expect to have all power restored tonight. More [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – At 4 p.m. Friday (December 21), about 120 Midwest Energy Cooperative members across southwest Michigan remain without service after Mother Nature delivered fierce winds with the first winter storm of the season. The majority of the outages are in Marcellus, Three Rivers and Dowagiac. More than 3000 members were without power through [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – At 11 a.m. Friday (December 21), about 3500 Midwest Energy Cooperative members across southwest Michigan and northern Indiana are without service as a result of strong winds brought in with the first winter storm of the season. Two substations are without service late Friday morning, impacting members in Dowagiac and Marcellus. The [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – The first winter storm of the season brought with it some extreme high winds, causing about 2500 power outages across Midwest Energy Cooperative’s southwest Michigan service territory. Transmission was lost to the Marcellus sub, accounting for nearly 1200 of those outages. The others are the result of line and other wind-related outages. [...]

Kevin Clayton of Bangor and Scott Rinehart of Bloomingdale, both servicemen for Midwest Propane, were recognized as the 2012 Employees of the Year at Midwest’s annual employee appreciation event on Dec. 1. The award is based on an exemplary display of one or more of Midwest’s core values of innovation, integrity, passion and community. The [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – Midwest Energy Cooperative members can enjoy great savings on great energy-saving products with a quick stop at the local co-op office. “We wanted to provide an easy and convenient way for our members to add energy efficiency measures to their homes, and our lobby-based storefronts provide for that,” said Roger Bowser, manager [...]

Midwest Energy Cooperative members can now report power outages with a text message.  It’s an innovation designed to meet diverse communication needs and add convenience to the member experience. “We know it’s frustrating for our members when their power is out and they are unable to get through to our call center, and that’s exactly [...]

Midwest Energy Cooperative kicked off its October breast cancer awareness and fundraising efforts last Friday with the 2nd Annual “Pink Flair to be Breast Cancer Aware” event. Over 100 members of the community and co-op employee family donated $10 to have a pink feather or hair extension styled into their hair in honor of Breast [...]

The Midwest Energy family is supporting local and regional cancer services this fall with two special efforts. Since August, Midwest Propane has been “Fueling the Fight” in a special campaign to raise money and awareness for the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation. Customers can support efforts with donations and referrals, and the company [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – More than 50 Marcellus Elementary School students Shopped 4 Success on Thursday (August 23) and will start off their school year on the right foot thanks to a collaboration of local business partners. Midwest Energy Cooperative and Touchstone Energy, in partnership with G.W. Jones Exchange Bank, Kemner-Iott Insurance Agency and Hastings Mutual [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – Midwest Energy Cooperative crews are restoring the last of the power outages after an early morning storm left more than 4000 members without service. Any members remaining without service at this time are encouraged to contact Midwest at 800-492-5989. Source:  News release from Midwest Energy Cooperative at 2:30 p.m. 7-31-12

(Cassopolis, MI) – At 11 a.m. Tuesday (July 31), only 200 Midwest Energy Cooperative members remain without service after an early morning storm crossed the southwest Michigan service territory. The majority of the remaining outages are in the Lawton area. Crews will remain in the field until all outages are restored. Midwest Energy Cooperative is [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – An early morning storm has caused power outages across Midwest Energy Cooperative’s southwest Michigan service territory. Transmission has been lost to two substations, leaving over 4000 in the dark, primarily in Cass and Van Buren Counties. Crews have been dispatched to work on distribution system outages as Cooperative officials await information from [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – Midwest Energy Cooperative crews have restored the last of the power outages resulting from the severe storm that crossed southwest Michigan late Saturday afternoon. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, nearly 3000 were without power. Strong, damaging winds snapped a number of poles and took down power lines, causing widespread outages [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – At 6 a.m. Sunday (July 15), only about 35 Midwest Energy Cooperative members remain without power after a brief, but severe storm with damaging winds crossed southwest Michigan late Saturday afternoon. The storm brought significant damage with broken poles and downed power lines. Remaining outages are in Marcellus, Schoolcraft and Three Rivers. [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – At 9:45 p.m. Saturday (July 14) just over 500 Midwest Energy Cooperative members remained without power after a brief, but severe storm with damaging winds crossed southwest Michigan late in the afternoon. The storm brought significant damage with broken poles and downed power lines. Although the Edwardsburg area sustained the most physical [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – Two Midwest Energy Cooperative employees recently completed an intensive program in electric utility management with the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Patty Nowlin, director of communications and community relations, and Todd Hartsell, operations supervisor, graduated from The Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program (MIP), a series of workshops offered by the National [...]

(Cassopolis, MI) – Meagan Ruff, daughter of Carl and Lori Ruff of Dowagiac, just returned from a week-long tour of Washington, DC as part of the Michigan delegation to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour. She represented and was sponsored by Midwest Energy Cooperative. The Ross Beatty High School senior was selected after [...]

Crew members from Midwest Energy Cooperative worked from a bucket truck at the White Pigeon Substation Tuesday (June 19) to transfer electric load to a mobile substation. Wolverine Power Cooperative, Midwest Energy’s power supply partner, provided the mobile substation to allow for a live cutover to the new White Pigeon Substation and a seamless transition [...]