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March 25, 2025

Fifteen area high school seniors have been selected to receive Pioneer Electric Cooperative’s 2025 Children of Members scholarships. Each student, a child of a Pioneer member, will receive a $500 scholarship to support his or her continuing education. Pioneer received 84 applications from 26 schools in 2025, exemplifying the high quality students in our communities. Winners include: Congratulations to our scholarship winners! We wish them success in their future endeavors.

March 25, 2025

Six area high school seniors have been selected to receive Pioneer Electric Cooperative’s 2025 Technical/Trade Scholarship. Each student, a child of a Pioneer member, will receive a $500 scholarship to support his or her continuing education in trade and technical fields. Winners include: These scholarships reflect Pioneer’s commitment to investing in the future of skilled professionals and supporting the next generation in their technical and vocational careers. Congratulations to our scholarship winners! We wish them success as they take the next steps toward achieving their career goals.

February 27, 2024

Pioneer Electric awarded 10 scholarships to children of members. Eight of those area high school seniors have been selected to receive Pioneer Electric Cooperative’s 2024 Children of Members scholarships, awarded to students who plan to attend a traditional college or university. Thirty-eight students throughout Pioneer’s service territory applied for the scholarships and 25 students were interviewed, by judges from outside the cooperative, to narrow the applicants to 10. The eight traditional scholarship winners, all children of Pioneer members, are: $1,500 – Riley Barhorst, Jackson Center $1,000 – Andrew Oen, Tippecanoe $500 – Eva Goubeaux, Russia $500 – Jacob Keller, Minster...

April 24, 2023

Pioneer Electric Cooperative was named a 2023 Tree Line USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to recognize its dedication to proper urban forest management in the provider’s service area. Tree Line USA, a partnership between the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters, recognizes public and private utilities for pursuing best practices that protect and cultivate America’s urban tree canopy. In addition, Tree Line USA promotes delivering safe and reliable electricity while maintaining healthy community forests. “Trees are essential to creating more urban green spaces in communities across the United States,” said Dan Lambe, chief executive of the...

April 17, 2023

Eliza Gariety of Russia was awarded a $ 2,300 scholarship at the Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives’ Children of Members Scholarship competition, held on April 12, 2023. Gariety, the daughter of Pioneer Electric Cooperative members Greg and Connie Gariety, is a senior at Russia High School. Twenty-four high school seniors representing each of the Ohio-based electric distribution cooperatives competed for $49,000 in scholarships. A panel of independent judges reviewed the applications and interviewed the finalists before determining the scholarship winners.

March 16, 2023

Pioneer was recently awarded a certificate of safety achievement for their 2022 safety evaluation through the Rural Electric Safety Achievement Program (RESAP), a comprehensive system-wide inspection program completed by safety professionals and peer reviewers.  Pioneer once again improved scores overall compared to previous inspections. The RESAP evaluation reviews all areas of Pioneer’s safety program, including work site inspections, facility inspections, and one-on-one employee interviews.