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Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric will be conducting their annual meeting Tuesday, June 2, at their headquarters in Owatonna. The co-op’s 90th annual meeting will be starting at 10:30 a.m., at 2411…
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SWCE linemen are trying out a new visual safety system. It’s called pi-lit Sequential safety flares. These flares will replace the safety triangle and can be used under the safety cones, on top of…
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Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric is preparing for its 90th annual meeting Tuesday, June 2, at our headquarters in Owatonna. It’s a great opportunity for myself, the co-op’s board of directors,…
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The 2026 Nominating Committee has selected the following nominees for the Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric board of directors.
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Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric Member Services Supervisor Randy Sobrack (pictured right) was recognized with a certificate of appreciation during the Lions District 5M-2 Mid-Winter Convention…
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Gopher State One Call is not responsible for contacting locators to paint or flag your private facilities.
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The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has recognized the second Monday in April as National Lineworker Appreciation Day since 2015.
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April and May can be a time of extreme weather in southern Minnesota, and so it is most appropriate to pause and recognize our Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric lineworkers and all lineworkers in…
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The Nominating Committee for Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric have announced their selection of candidates for the board seats up for election in Districts 7, 8, and 9, as election results will be…
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by Abby Berry, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Lighting is something most of us don’t think much about—until it’s wrong. Maybe the living room feels too dim for reading, or…
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Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric Line Foreman Pete Hines (standing) and Safety Coordinator Cindy Butterfield (standing left) recently visited kindergartners at Greenvale Park Elementary School in…
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Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric (SWCE) is conducting a sealed bid auction (minimum bid $25,000) for their 2016 Ram 5500, 109,550 miles, 6.7 Cummins, 6 Speed auto 4×4 dump truck with a T. L Woods I…

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