Midwest Electric hires apprentice linemen

ST. MARYS — Midwest Electric has promoted one and hired two apprentice linemen.

Paul Pfenning of St. Marys was promoted to Apprentice Lineman. He has certifications from the Southeast Lineman Training Center’s electrical lineworker training program in Georgia.

Apprentice Lineman Zachary Neuman from St. Marys, comes to the co-op from the City of Celina Electrical Department. Prior to that, he worked for the City of Wapakoneta.

Apprentice Lineman Clayton Duncan from Celina, comes to Midwest Electric from the Village of Versailles Electric Department. Duncan recently attended the North American Lineman Training Center in Tennessee.

Dean Brown
Dean Brown joined The Lima News in 2022 as a reporter. Prior to The Lima News, Brown was an English teacher in Allen County for 38 years, with stops at Perry, Shawnee, Spencerville and Heir Force Community School. So they figured he could throw a few sentences together about education and business in the area. An award-winning photographer, Brown likes watching old black and white movies, his dog, his wife and kids, and the four grandkids - not necessarily in that order. Reach him at [email protected] or 567-242-0409.