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If you or your loved ones are feeling symptoms of COVID-19, the CDC is advising against going straight to the doctor or hospital.  Instead you are being asked to call the COVID-19 assessment hotline at 877-998-0880.  Someone there will ask you questions about the symptoms you are experiencing and advise you on the next steps. 

 

April 24 - JREC Annual Meeting of the Membership.  This meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the Ladysmith High School.  Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with the business meeting starting at Go to https://jrec.com/member-events-meetings for details on voting.  Due to COVID-19, this is subject to change.  

May 15 - Women with Courage Foundation Vendor & Crafter Fundraising Event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Drop Zone - VMA Bar & Grill located at 605 Summit Ave, Ladysmith.  Join them for some spring shopping!

Third Friday of Every Month:  Breakfast for Your Brain held at the Ladysmith Senior Center, located at the Fairgrounds.  Runs from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

 

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JREC RECEIVES RUSK COUNTY LARGE BUSINESS AWARD

Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC) and Jump River Electric Cooperative (JREC) received the 2019 Rusk County Large Business Award on April 25. Manager, Environmental Impact Brad Foss of DPC (far left) and General Manager/CEO Jim Anderson of JREC (far right) accepted this award.  This award was presented by Andy Albarado, on behalf of the Ladysmith Industrial Development Corporation and Rusk County Economic Development.

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JREC IS ON THE ELECTRICAL VEHICAL (EV) GRID

JREC joins other co-ops in expanding the EV charging station infrastructure. Free charging stations are available 24/7-365, at the Ladysmith and Hayward offices.  We recently received the above photo from Sydney B de Boer, utilizing the EV charger at the Hayward office. 

A regional EV charging network across Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota named CHARGE-EV, LLC. was created by JREC and 28 other cooperatives.  The network includes over 30 Level 2 and Level 3 charging stations.  Go to www.charge.coop for charger locations and other information regarding this EV charging network.