Loup Generator — Fall 2020

employee notes
KOREY HOBZA
Vice President of Engineering
Welcome
Korey Hobza of Columbus joined Loup Power District as Vice President of Engineering
in July.
In his new role, Hobza provides leadership for the planning, design, maintenance and
construction of the electric, transmission, distribution, and generation systems at Loup
Power. He also has supervisory responsibility for Engineering and Meter/Maintenance
personnel as well as building and structures maintenance.
Hobza previously served as Facilities Manager/Support Engineering Leader at BD
Medical in Columbus, where he worked since 2007.
He is a graduate of Leigh Public Schools and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Industrial Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
He and his wife, Peggy, have two children: Hayden, 6, and Karleigh, 3.
Promotion
TRENT CRUMLEY
Heavy Equipment Operator
Trent Crumley has been promoted
to Heavy Equipment Operator.
Crumley joined Loup Power District
in 2017 as the District’s Maintenance
Man for the Hydro Department
based out of the Columbus Service
Center. In 2018, he was promoted to
Equipment Operator.
In his new role as Heavy
Equipment Operator, Crumley is
part of the crew that maintains the
District’s canal system from Genoa to
Columbus. He operates the District’s
heavy equipment including draglines,
loaders, backhoes, and trucks. He also
works at the two powerhouses when
needed, helps build substations, and
maintains District parks and lakes.
He is a graduate of Monroe High
School. He and his wife, Shana, have
two sons, Dylan and Ethan.
Welcome
JEREMY REIS
Machinist/Welder
Jeremy Reis joined Loup
Power District as Machinist/
Welder in August.
His duties include fabricating
parts and equipment, repairing
equipment and vehicles,
welding, and maintenance work.
Reis is a graduate of Albion
High School and studied
machine tool and welding at
Central Community College-
Columbus. He and his wife,
Bridget, live in Genoa. He
has two children and four
stepchildren.
Reis worked at Preferred
Sands before joining Loup.
5 Years
KENTON ZIMMER
Dredge/Maintenance
Canal Tech
Kenton Zimmer of Genoa has
joined Loup Power District as a
Maintenance Man at the Genoa
Headworks in 2015.
In 2017, he was promoted. In his
current role as Dredge/Maintenance
Canal Technician, he is a member of
the crew responsible for the operation
and maintenance of the dredge that
removes sand and sediment from
the settling basin of the Loup Canal.
He also helps maintain the District’s
equipment and facilities including
Headworks Park.
A native of Duncan, Zimmer is a
graduate of Columbus High School.
He attended Central Community
College-Columbus.
Zimmer and his wife, Betsy, are
the parents of four children.
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