Posts Tagged ‘power outage’
Columbia still cleaning up after storm
An army of 300 linemen from the region descended on Columbia early Sunday morning to attack a lingering power outage throughout much of the city due to a fierce Friday…
Read MoreFriday evening storm causes massive damage
Fire departments and other emergency responders were busy handling a multitude of reports following a massive thunderstorm that barreled through shortly after 7 p.m. Friday in northern Monroe County and…
Read MorePower outage in Monroe County
Monroe County Electric Cooperative announced shortly after 6 p.m. Friday that it would be having a widespread power outage due to maintenance work by Ameren on its transmission side. MCEC…
Read MoreTruck tangles power line in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 3 at Vandebrook Drive in Waterloo after a truck got tangled up on a downed wire in…
Read MoreFire at Ameren substation in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 8:30 p.m. Thursday to a fire at the Ameren substation on North Briegel Street, which resulted in a power outage for some portions of…
Read MoreIce leads to power outages, but few other problems
While it made for spectacular winter scenery, an ice storm predicted for the region fortunately failed to rear its ugly head. An icy freeze out shut down most activities throughout…
Read MorePigeons cause Valmeyer power outage
Ameren restored power late Tuesday afternoon to more than 800 residents in and near Valmeyer following a power outage apparently caused by pigeons. An Ameren spokesman said two pigeons believed…
Read MoreSquirrels source of recent power outages
Squirrels were the cause of multiple brief power outages in Waterloo over recent days, it was learned during the city council meeting on Monday night. Tim Birk, Waterloo’s director of…
Read MoreColumbia power outage update
Ameren is using a large crane this afternoon to replace the main transformer at its substation on North Briegel Street in Columbia following a four-hour-long power outage last night that…
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