Spoon River Electric Cooperative held its 79^th annual meeting, Thursday, June 20, at Farmington Central High School. Members were updated on the Cooperative’s 2015 financial results, the director’s election, the Spoon River Solar Farm and the new program, Operation Round-Up.

President and CEO, Bill Dodds explained that by the end of 2015, the cooperative had a 213% increase in electric operating margins over 2014, a 45 percent increase in total margins and income with net margins of $694,762. Dodds said, “I’m happy to say Spoon River has passed the downhill side of fewer meters and we’re on the upswing