Press Release

St. Edward Local Superintendent Roy Babb was recently recognized for 35 years of service to Loup Power District. Babb joined Loup in 1991 as a line technician in Fullerton. He was promoted to journey line technician in 1993 and was promoted to St. Edward local superintendent in 1994. Babb is responsible for overseeing the maintenance[Read More]

Marie Zach of Columbus has been promoted to administrative assistant to the president/CEO at Loup Power District. In her new role, Zach will provide administrative support for the District’s executive office, compile materials for board meetings, record and file board meeting minutes, and maintain files. Zach will also serve as assistant secretary for the board[Read More]

Angell Robak has retired from Loup Power District after more than 25 years of service. Robak joined Loup in 2001 as cashier at the Columbus General Office. She was promoted to administrative assistant for the engineering department in 2005. In 2014, she was promoted to administrative assistant to the president/CEO. Robak also served as the[Read More]

Blake Eller has been promoted to Engineering Administrative Assistant at Loup Power District. Eller joined Loup as a customer service representative in 2025 and stayed in that position until this promotion. In her new role, Eller provides support to the vice president of engineering and other department personnel. She maintains work order files, state and[Read More]

Jackson Strain has joined Loup Power District as a plant operator at the Columbus Powerhouse. In his new role, Strain monitors and controls the three generation units at Columbus and remotely controls the Monroe Powerhouse. He also works closely with the Genoa Headworks to divert maximum Loup River water into the District’s canal system for[Read More]

Hydro Superintendent Brad Morton has retired from Loup Power District after more than 36 years of service. Morton joined Loup in 1990 as second assistant plant operator at the Columbus Powerhouse. He was promoted to first assistant plant operator in 1991 and was later promoted to plant operator. In 1993, Morton was promoted to Monroe[Read More]

Loup Power District recently delivered lease payments totaling nearly $1.5 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 second quarter of 2026. Communities use the funds for a variety of public projects.   Public power utilities provide a direct benefit[Read More]

Cindy Koziol has joined Loup Power District as a customer service representative at the St. Edward and Genoa offices. Her responsibilities include greeting customers; processing payments; setting up, transferring, and closing service; taking service calls; and preparing reports. Koziol is a graduate of St. Edward Public School and attended Doane College. She and her husband,[Read More]

Ginny Johnson of Genoa has retired from Loup Power District after more than 32 years of service. Johnson joined Loup in 1994 as a part-time customer service representative at the Genoa office. She was promoted to a full-time customer service representative in 2018 when she started working at both the St. Edward and Genoa offices.[Read More]

Journey Line/Service Technician Dave Shanno was recently recognized for 30 years of service to Loup Power District. Shanno worked for the Wahoo Utilities Department and Cornhusker Public Power District before joining Loup in 1996 as a line/service technician in Albion. He was promoted to journey line technician in 1997. His duties include handling the Albion[Read More]