Manager Articles

NOVEMBER 2025

A season of thankfulness

November is a time when many of us pause to reflect on what we’re grateful for. As your cooperative CEO, I am continually reminded of how fortunate we are at Darke Rural Electric Cooperative.

First and foremost, I am thankful for you — our members. You are the reason we exist. Since 1936, Darke...

OCTOBER 2025

Stay safe this harvest season

As harvest season gets underway, we know many of our members are logging long hours in the fields, moving large equipment from farm to farm and field to field. It’s a busy time, and we understand the urgency of bringing in the crops while the weather holds. But we also want to remind our farming community to slow down just long enough to take stock of your surroundings — especially when it comes to
overhead power lines...

SEPTEMBER 2025

We’re not just your power provider — we’re your neighbors

Travel anywhere in the country, and the electricity powering homes and businesses may look the same. But behind the power lines, the organizations delivering that electricity can be very different. At Darke Rural Electric Cooperative, we’re proud to be different — and we believe that difference matters...

AUGUST 2025

Rooted in community, ready to help

One of the things that makes me proud to lead Darke Rural Electric Cooperative is how deeply rooted we are in our local communities. When we say we’re member-owned, that’s not just a slogan—it’s how we operate. Everything we do comes back to serving the people who live and work right here in our own backyard. I wanted to share just a few of the ways we’ve been showing up for our communities...

JULY 2025

Many cooperatives, one strong voice in Washington

One electric cooperative doesn’t have much influence on federal policy. But hundreds of cooperatives, working together, provide a strong voice that can encourage legislators to consider the concerns and needs of co-ops and their members...