Watt's Happening!
Featured Community Events
April 18 - Northwoods Outdoor Experience Show being held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hayward Power Sports in Hayward, WI. This is a community-driven power sports event showcasing the latest and greatest 2026 fishing and sports boats, pontoons, Sea-Doo PWCs, ATVs, SXS UTV vehicles, and FLOE dock and lift systems. Live seminars and product demonstrations.
April 24 - Sheldon Post #316 is holding a Friday Fish Fry from 4 - 7 p.m. at the Sheldon Fair Grounds. Prices are Ages 4 & under-Free; Ages 5-12-$8.00; and Adults-$16.
April 25 - Join Jump River Electric Cooperative for their 88th Annual Meeting. Meeting locations are at the Ladysmith headquarters and the Hayward branch office. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the business meeting at 10:00 a.m. Door prizes and drawings held. Each member attending will receive a $25 energy credit.
Every Wednesday afternoons (noon - 4 p.m.) and Saturday mornings (8:30 a.m. to noon) visit the Rusk County Farmers Market, located in the lower level of the Rusk County Community Library.
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.
Be sure to shop local year-round within our community.
JREC RECEIVES 2023 RUSK COUNTY LARGE BUSINESS AWARD
"I was honored to accept this award on behalf of the cooperative," said GM/CEO Kurt Harris. "I must thank the members for this as they are the ones who make this cooperative and allow us to receive such an honor. Also, thank you to the employees for their hard work and dedication both during and after-hours as we serve the members and support the local communities."
Bill Dyson is shown above presenting this award to Harris on behalf of the Rusk County Ladysmith Community Industrial Development Corporation.
JREC IS ON THE ELECTRICAL VEHICAL (EV) GRID
JREC joins other co-ops in expanding the EV charging station infrastructure. Charging stations are available 24/7-365, at the Ladysmith and Hayward offices. You will need to download the Zef Energy App in order to utilize this charger and a fee of $0.26 per kilowatt-hour is charged. Go To App
The above photo is 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 48 other cooperatives. Go to www.charge.coop for charger locations and other information regarding this EV charging network.
