High Voltage Award Crawford Electric’s newsletter editor Lori Rego accepts a 2023 High Voltage Award from Mike Sutherland, vice president of the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives. The award was for Best Local Pages as part of the Rural Missouri magazine. High Voltage Award Spotlight on Excellence Awards The co-op received two first-place Gold Awards in the 2017 Spotlight on Excellence national awards program. The winning entries were Most Innovative Use of Digital Media and Best Graphic Design. Spotlight Awards Community Partners Crawford Electric helped secure a $1 million zero-interest loan through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program for East Central College in Union, Mo. Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Tree Line USA Utility Crawford Electric Cooperative has been designated a Tree Line USA utility for more than 20 years. Right-of-Way Coordinator Troy Frizzell and Right-of-Way Superintendent Terry Gordon manage the co-op's right-of-way program. Tree Line USA Brighter Bolivia Crawford Electric journeyman lineman Joe Cartwright volunteers to build power lines in a rural community in the Andes Mountains in Bolivia. Journey to Chapasirca