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The Trenton Telegraph

The GRM Networks Board of Directors has authorized the return of more than $5.8 million in patronage capital credits to its member-owners. This includes more than $5.2 million paid to members with service in 2001 and $578,000 paid to members with service in 2024. This year, GRM Networks has also returned $2.8 million to the estates of deceased members. Combined, a total of $8.6 million will be returned to members, or their estates, in 2025.

The December 2025 check distribution marks the 37th consecutive year GRM Networks has paid capital credits to member-owners. Since 1989, members of the cooperative have received more than $83 million in patronage capital credits.

GRM Networks proudly supports the local economy through its investments in the communities served such as the payment of local taxes and the employment of more than 100 full-time employees. GRM Networks provides scholarship programs and learning opportunities for area youth, distributes semiannual community improvement grants to local organizations and sponsors numerous community events.

The 2025 capital credit checks will be mailed the third week of December. For more information, or to report a change of address, members may contact Elizabeth Polsdofer at (660) 748-2470.

For more than 70 years, GRM Networks has been providing powerful and innovative communications solutions to customers in the rolling green hills of Northern Missouri and Southern Iowa while delivering an exceptional customer experience. As a member-owned cooperative, GRM Networks, and its subsidiaries, LTC Networks and SCC Networks, deliver essential fiber-to-the-premise technology to people, businesses, educational institutions, hospitals, municipalities and civic organizations in a 4,500 square mile area. Headquartered in Princeton, Missouri, GRM Networks is committed to promoting and investing in the communities it serves. For more information about GRM Networks