Rick Prater has retired from Loup Power District after more than 33 years of service. Prater joined Loup in 1990 as a Line Technician at the Columbus Service Center. He was promoted to Journey Line Technician in 1992. In 1996, he was promoted to Supervisor of Safety and Training. Prater was responsible for all safety[Read More]
Mark Romberg Retires
Mark Romberg has retired from Loup Power District after 34 years of service. Romberg joined Loup in 1990 as an Engineering Technician II at the Columbus General Office and was promoted to Engineering Technician I in 1993. In 2006, he was promoted to his current position of Senior Engineering Technician. Romberg’s primary duties include designing[Read More]
Joyce Guenther Retires
Joyce Guenther has retired from Loup Power District after more than 23 years of service. Guenther joined Loup in 2000 as a Customer Service Representative at the Columbus General Office. She was promoted to Lead Customer Service Representative in 2015 and to Customer Billing Coordinator in 2017. Guenther’s responsibilities included reviewing and processing all of[Read More]
Jaci Nichelson Joins Loup Power
Jaci Nichelson has joined Loup as a Customer Service Representative at the Columbus General Office. Her responsibilities include greeting customers, processing payments, setting up and closing service, and answering phone calls. Nichelson is a graduate of Scotus Central Catholic High School and earned an associate degree from Central Community College. She and her husband, Mark,[Read More]
Blake Grossnicklaus Joins Loup Power
Blake Grossnicklaus has joined Loup as a Customer Service Representative at the Columbus General Office. Her responsibilities include greeting customers, processing payments, setting up and closing service, and answering phone calls. Grossnicklaus is a graduate of Shelby-Rising City Public Schools and attended Southeast Community College in Lincoln and Metropolitan Community College in Omaha for business[Read More]
Ainsworth Promoted to Supervisor of Safety & Training
Kyle Ainsworth has been promoted to Supervisor of Safety & Training at Loup Power District. Ainsworth joined Loup 2012 as a Line Technician. He was promoted to Journeyman Lineman in 2014 and transferred to Journey/Line/Service Technician in 2018. In his new role, Ainsworth is responsible for all safety concerns and training throughout the District. He[Read More]
Weyers Promoted to Drafting Technician
Harrison Weyers has been promoted to Drafting Technician at Loup Power District. His duties include revising distribution and rural maps using AutoCAD software; assisting with line and substation projects; and revising structural, mechanical, and electrical technical design drawings. Weyers is a graduate of Columbus High School. He took classes at Milford and UNL and earned[Read More]
Marie Zach recognized for 25 years of service
Marie Zach of Columbus was recently recognized for 25 years of service to Loup Power District. Zach joined Loup in 1999 as a Cashier at the District’s Columbus General Office. She was promoted to Computer Operator in 2001 and to Lead Customer Service Representative in 2011. She was promoted to Administrative Assistant for the Engineering[Read More]
Communities receive more than $1.6 million
Loup Power District officials recently delivered lease payments totaling more than $1.6 million to area communities. Each of these communities owns their electric distribution systems. These payments compensate them for the use of those systems for the first quarter of 2024. Communities use the funds for a variety of public projects. The payments were: Columbus —[Read More]
Loup recognized for 60 years of weather reporting
The operators at Loup Power District’s Columbus Powerhouse have been reporting the weather for more than 60 years.
That milestone was recognized with a Special Service Award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The award recognizes the service this provides to the National Weather Service (NWS).