Special to the Leader & Times

Southern Pioneer Electric announced its Board of Directors selections Oct. 16 after an extensive search and interview process.

The Southern Pioneer Board of Directors has added Elisa Stone (Medicine Lodge), Greg Stoppel (Sublette), Steve Merz (Liberal), and Nick Hatcher (Liberal).

“We look forward to working with our new Board of Directors,” Lindsay Campbell, CEO of Southern Pioneer Electric, said. “We’re confident we’ve selected qualified, passionate individuals who will be great assets to our board and help us make informed decisions.”

The new members of Southern Pioneer Electric’s Board of Directors will begin serving in January 2027.

Customers with questions about the Southern Pioneer Electric Board of Directors may contact Southern Pioneer Electric’s corporate headquarters at 620-356-1211 during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Southern Pioneer Electric Company, a wholly-owned not-for-profit subsidiary of Pioneer Electric Cooperative, is headquartered in Ulysses, Kansas. Southern Pioneer Electric Company has local offices in Liberal and Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Southern Pioneer Electric Company serves approximately 17,200 customers and operates in 10 counties and 34 communities. Southern Pioneer Electric Company’s service territory stretches east from Liberal, Sublette and Satanta to Medicine Lodge and north to Kingman and back west to Greensburg, Kansas. Southern Pioneer Electric Company is dedicated to providing customers with safe and reliable electric service.