For Immediate Release
Lexington, Neb. – Gothenburg High School senior Logan Feather has been named the inaugural recipient of the Dawson PPD Future Business Leader Scholarship. He intends to use his $2,000 award to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this fall. He is the son of Erin Feather.
New for 2026, the Dawson PPD Future Business Leader Scholarship was created to invest in the next generation of entrepreneurs, encouraging talented students to bring their innovation back to our local communities.
Feather earned this scholarship through an impressive mix of hands-on grit and a clear vision for his community.
As the founder of Feather Lawn Care, he showed true resourcefulness by building a business from the ground up—starting with a broken mower and eventually securing FFA grants to expand his fleet. He even got creative with his gear, repurposing an old swing set into a makeshift ramp to get the job done.
This same "can-do" attitude drives his Youth Leadership Council (YLC) proposal, which aims to tackle rural Nebraska's population decline. By offering paid summer internships to high schoolers, Feather’s plan helps keep talented young people in their hometowns, giving them a real seat at the table in local government and business.
Dawson Public Power District is a Nebraska rural electric utility system that serves south central Nebraska along the Platte River Valley. Organized in 1937, Dawson PPD provides service to more than 23,000 electric meters and maintains over 5,800 miles of power lines. The district’s 5,800 square miles territory includes all of the rural areas in Dawson and Buffalo Counties, approximately two-thirds of Gosper County, a third of Lincoln County and parts of Custer, Sherman and Frontier Counties. Dawson PPD also serves several villages including Hershey, Maxwell, Brady, Farnam, Eustis, Elwood, Eddyville, Smithfield, Overton, Sumner, Miller, Riverdale, Amherst, Odessa and Pleasanton. To learn more, visit www.DawsonPower.com.