Wells Rural Electric Company shares 2021 financial highlights By Garrett Hylton Wells Rural Electric Company (WREC)’s mission is to improve the quality of life in the communities it serves and provide safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity to its members. One of the key functions in accomplishing that mission is making sure the cooperative […]
By Dianna Troyer A new eye-catching wood and metal sign at the historic Community Presbyterian Church in Wells has a collaborative backstory. Three area artisans created it. Guidelines were intentionally minimal to allow for artistic vision, says Elaine Swanson, a church member who helped coordinate the project. The sign at 339 Sixth St. needed to […]
By Joseph Hathaway The Northwest’s hydroelectric dams deliver carbon-free, low-cost power to people across the region. First constructed as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, the dams brought fair access to electricity to the rural Northwest and paved the way for cooperatives and other not-for-profit utilities. Since then, the dams have improved the […]
By Dianna Troyer Starr Valley native Richard Jaynes celebrates two birthdays every year. Besides his biological birthday, he celebrates November 28— the day he received a donated kidney from Starr Valley resident Robert Johnson, his niece’s husband. “It’s truly a rebirth, a big day in our family,” says Richard, 67, who lives in Suncrest, Utah. […]
By Garrett Hylton Each April, we celebrate the people who are so vital to making sure the lights come on every time we flip the switch: our lineworkers. This year, National Lineworker Appreciation Day is April 11, giving us an opportunity to thank our lineworkers for their dedication to safety and training and their willingness […]
By Garrett Hylton One of the things I love most about our community is the natural beauty of the high desert that surrounds us. At Wells Rural Electric Company, we strive to balance maintaining those beautiful surroundings and ensuring a reliable power supply by keeping power lines clear in rights-of-way. While we recognize and appreciate […]
Local company distributes the latest brands to thirsty northern Nevadans By Dianna Troyer Great Basin Beverage in Wells is ensuring the town—named for pools of water relied on by California Trail travelers—lives up to its namesake and heritage, remaining a source for quenching thirsts. Headquartered in a spacious warehouse in Wells, Great Basin Beverage’s 30 […]
Without your phone number on file, Wells Rural Electric Company can’t recognize you when you call These days, practically everyone has a cellphone. In fact, you may be one of the millions of Americans who gave up their old-fashioned landline phone in favor of using a cellphone exclusively. If you haven’t updated the phone number […]
By Garrett Hylton Wells Rural Electric Company’s (WREC’s) core function is providing members with safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity. Maintaining 1,400 miles of energized line stretching through 10,000 square miles of service territory is a big task, but one the cooperative’s operations personnel take pride in. WREC’s line crews execute a year-round work […]
Retired city manager reflects on Wells’ growth and how natural disasters bring out the best in residents By Dianna Troyer Since retiring as Wells’ city manager, Jolene Supp jokes she might leave town in February—the month she faced once-in-a-century catastrophes three different years. She has dealt with the coronavirus pandemic, a flood, and an earthquake. […]
