Do you know a community volunteer who deserves to be recognized? Our Shine the Light program is coming back in June and the Iowa volunteer you nominate could win $3,000 for their local charity! Details at IowaShineTheLight.com

Member-consumers and employees of Iowa's electric co-ops are invited to nominate local volunteers who deserve to be recognized for their hard work. Learn more at IowaShineTheLight.com - the volunteer you nominate by June 30 could win $3,000 for their local charity/nonprofit!

Join us in congratulating Thresa Stone on 7 years of service at IAEC! She is busy preparing for the Iowa Youth Tour trip to DC later this month. Her ability to manage deadlines and tasks help make this program such a success!

The nominations are coming in! Don't miss this opportunity to recognize the hard work of a community volunteer... the neighbor, friend or relative you nominate could win $3,000 for their local charity/nonprofit! Learn more at IowaShineTheLight.com

One main reason Iowa's electric co-ops invest in the Youth Tour program is to give local high schoolers the opportunity to learn more about what it means to be an American. Today, our students were able to pay their respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

There's just over a week left in June to nominate a deserving volunteer in your community for Shine the Light 2025! They could win $3,000 for their local charity and be featured in the September issue of @ieclmagazine. Learn more at IowaShineTheLight.com

Let's talk desserts! Send your favorite pie recipes to Iowa Electric Cooperative Living this month; if they publish your recipe in the November issue, you'll receive a $25 bill credit from your Iowa electric cooperative! Details at ieclmagazine.com/recipes/recipe…

Join us in welcoming Jay Ceperley to IAEC's Policy & Advocacy Team as our Advocacy Coordinator! Jay is a recent graduate of Simpson College and brings relevant experience from his internship with an advocacy strategies firm.

Member-consumers of Iowa electric cooperatives: Enter Iowa Electric Cooperative Living's July contest for a chance to win a tabletop fire pit! Details at ieclmagazine.com/editors-choice…

Are you headed to the #iowastatefair this summer? Make sure to stop by and see us in the 4-H Exhibits Building on the south side of the fiargrounds! Cool off in the AC and grab a sucker and plastic had hat for the kids. You can also pose for a fun photo in our safety bucket!

We received 88 nominations of community volunteers during the month of June for our 5th annual Shine the Light contest in June! Take a look at who was nominated within your electric co-op service area: ieclmagazine.com/featured-artic… 3 winners will be announced after Labor Day!

In the heat of summer, we're planning ahead for the holidays! We're asking readers to send their favorite holiday appetizer recipes by Aug. 31; if we publish your recipe in the December issue, you'll receive a $25 bill credit from your Iowa electric co-op! ieclmagazine.com/recipes/recipe…

Search your camera roll for winter photos and you could get $100! Iowa Electric Cooperative Living is looking for a holiday-themed cover photo of rural Iowa for its December issue. Send your photos to [email protected] and you'll receive $100 if your photo is chosen!

Calling all landowners! As the monarch fall migration approaches, we need your help documenting roosting sites. If you have monarchs roosting on your property, let us know (contact in linked article) so we can better understand their migratory needs: cals.iastate.edu/news/2025/help…

Keep an eye out for students and school buses next week as many Iowa school districts kick off a new year! Take a moment to review Iowa law regarding school bus stops on various road configurations: iowadot.gov/consultants-co…

Time is running out for your chance to win an Igloo ice maker from Iowa Electric Cooperative Living! Keep the 2.5-quart water tank filled and this unit will produce 33 pounds of ice in a 24-hour period. Enter by Aug. 31 at ieclmagazine.com/editors-choice…

We're thrilled to annouce our 2025 Shine the Light winners! These 3 volunteers each received a $3,000 donation to their local charity on behalf of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of Iowa. Learn more about each winner at iowashinethelight.com/past-winners Maquoketa Valley REC

This month, Iowa Electric Cooperative Living is looking for readers' favorite vegetarian recipes. If they publish your recipe in the January issue, you'll receive a $25 bill credit from your Iowa electric co-op! Details at ieclmagazine.com/recipes/recipe…

Join us in congratulating Brett Hansen on 3 years of dedicated service to Iowa's electric co-ops! As a job training & safety instructor, Brett helps our members sustain and improve upon a proactive safety culture through jobsite observations, work procedure trainings and more.

Let's hear it for Chris Crone, who is celebrating 14 years at IAEC! As our benefits specialist, Chris manages employee benefits details for our member co-ops in order to provide superior benefits that attract and retain top talent for Iowa's electric cooperatives.