Ninestar Blog
Together in spirit. NineStar prepares for its annual meeting.
David Spencer
At this time last year, the team at NineStar Connect was making plans for the cooperative’s annual meeting. The venue was booked. The menu was selected and the program arranged. Then COVID-19 upended everything. “Necessity proved to be the mother of invention and we quickly shifted gears to host a virtual event,” said […]
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Former Hancock Rural Telephone Employee and Industry Leader Passes Away
David Spencer
Fredrick Thomas Rowland, age 69, of Lafayette, TN passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN. Tom was born in Indianapolis, IN on March 19, 1951. Tom ran track and cross country at Greenfield High School in Greenfield, IN. He married Melissa Jones in 1971. Tom started his career in telecommunications as a […]
Read MoreStruck Fire Hydrant
Alan Martin
Just after 7:30am, a fire hydrant was struck by a large truck just south of 100S along 500W north of New Palestine. The damage was severe enough that the pumps could not keep up with the loss of flow and the tower emptied around 8:00am. Once we were able to assess the damage and confirm […]
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Mt. Vernon Student Wins 2020 Youth Power & Hope Award
Erika Whittington
Indiana Connection and Indiana’s electric cooperatives are proud to sponsor the Youth Power and Hope Awards program. Since 2009, the program has annually honored Indiana youth in grades 5-8 for their community service. Being an active member in the community can mean anything from volunteering at your church to being involved with 4-H to helping […]
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Next Level Broadband Grant
David Spencer
Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch presents a check to NineStar Connect and Henry County REMC from the State of Indiana’s Next Level Broadband Grant Program. The Next Level Broadband Grant Program is the largest single state investment in broadband. The NineStar Connect and Henry County REMC project will serve 70 unserved rural households and 10 […]
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