By Joy Campbell Messenger-Inquirer

Some non-Kenergy Corp. members have been baffled by the barrage of campaign advertising for contested seats on the co-operative's 11-member governing board.

One seat in particular, District 6 — which covers all of west Daviess County except for members located on the east side of U.S. 431 — has two candidates trying to unseat 18-year incumbent Larry Elder.

Elder said this is the first time he has had opposition for the seat.

"I think it's because of the rate increases from Big Rivers with Century Aluminum leaving the system," Elder said.

Big Rivers Electric Corp. says plans to shut down a western Kentucky power plant have been delayed. The Henderson-based company told The Gleaner that it has found a buyer for half of the power produced at the D.B. Wilson power plant in Ohio County for the next two months. The plant had been slated to…