Power restored to thousands after Three Rivers Electric outage
UPDATE 4:30 a.m.: Power has been restored to all customers, according to Three Rivers.
UPDATE 3:15 a.m.: Roughly 64 customers are still without power, according to Three Rivers Electric.
UPDATE 8 p.m.: Three Rivers said crews were making progress, and only about 600 customers were affected.
There are still 160 customers affected in Osage County.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Almost 1,000 Three Rivers Electric Cooperative customers are without power.
According to a Facebook post, Three Rivers is working to get the power back on for customers in several different counties.
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According to the post, the storm that ripped through the area around 6:00 p.m. is to blame.
All available linemen are working.
