The Energy Cooperative in Newark, Ohio welcomed a new propane vehicle to their fleet Wednesday, but this is no ordinary white bobtail truck.
The new lavender truck is detailed to signify the fight against cancer, with the logo "Energy to Help Find a Cure" located on both sides, along with large stripes of lavender ribbon. While the truck may turn heads, its purpose runs much deeper.
"The purpose for unveiling, that was kind of our way of kicking of our partnership...
Currently, The Energy Cooperative has 929 members without power. Outages by county are:
· 4 in Ashland County
· 735 in Knox County (primarily the Apple Valley Substation)
· 175 in Licking County
· 15 in Richland County
A total of six line crews and seven Right-of-Way crews are working to restore power. Additional Right-of-Way crews from Wolfe Tree Service have been contracted to assist in tree and debris clearing. High winds today...
The Energy Cooperative has three line crews out and is working 2,688 widely scattered outages. 1,948 of those outages are in the Pataskala/Beechwood and 512 outages are in the Loudonville area.
Downed powerlines can be extremely dangerous. Please consider all power lines to be energized. To avoid serious injury or even death stay clear of all downed power lines. Keep others, including your pets, away from the line. Do not try to touch, move or repair a downed power line.
If...
The Energy Cooperative is working to make a difference by donating meals to those who are less fortunate.
A special cookout-style lunch was provided at Christ's Table in Zanesville. The Energy Cooperative wanted to do something that would help people in the community.
"A couple years ago we got to think about, there's always people out there that are less-fortunate than we are and we'd like to give back a little to the community," says Bob Herron, propane manger for the...
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