Scores of area residents remain without power as additional crews have been brought in by Central Missouri Electric Cooperative and Co-Mo Electric Cooperative to address the issues.
CMEC still had 500 households without power on Thursday. Manager Darren Eckhoff expressed hope that all co-op members would have electricity restored before morning, “but there are no guarantees.”
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