Sutherland High School student Kylee Edwards was selected to represent Dawson Public Power District at the Nebraska Rural Electric Association Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. Edwards is the daughter of Aaron and Kate Edwards of North Platte.
Edwards and 20 other high school students spent one week in the nation’s capital touring popular historical sites. The students met with members of the Nebraska Congressional Delegation and joined other rural high school students from across America at the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Day. The event focused on political engagement, leadership and issues facing the electric industry today.
OTHER NEWS
Laguna-Gutierrez receives $2,000 Dawson PPD Utility Line Scholarship
Dawson Public Power District has awarded Juan Laguna-Gutierrez a $2,000 utility line scholarship to pursue his degree. Laguna-Gutierrez is a student at Lexington High School and is the son of Juan Laguna-Sanchez and Alejandra Gutierrez-Alvarado.
Wulf awarded $2,000 Dawson PPD STEM Scholarship
Kearney native Hayden Wulf has been awarded a $2,000 STEM Scholarship from Dawson Public Power District. Wulf is the daughter of Douglas and Kellie Wulf. She is currently studying Civil Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
April 10 is National Lineworker Appreciation Day
Celebrate the power behind your power. This Lineworker Appreciation Day, Dawson PPD invites our customers to recognize our local line crews and all utility lineworkers across America. Our lineworkers’ top priority is ensuring that we have reliable electricity for everyday life. Got power? Thank a lineworker!