Friday marks the fifth day many in Crittenden County have gone without electricity. Reports from around the community indicate that outages are still widespread and widely scattered. In some cases lights might be on at one home and across the street there's no power.
Kenergy, the power company that serves much of rural Crittenden County, said Friday morning that 900 customers remain without power in this county. Yesterday, that figure was about 1,600 so progress is being made.
"This has possibly been the worst ice storm that has hit the Kenergy system," said Lisa Owen, spokesperson for the company. "We are hopeful that we will make significant progress today in our restoration efforts."
Kenergy still has a combined 6,700 customers without power in Crittenden, Caldwell, Henderson, Daviess, Hopkins, Lyon, McLean, Ohio, Union and Webster counties.
On the north end of Crittenden County, a blanket of snow remains on the ground, but in the southern sector and in Marion, there is little visible evidence of the ice and snow that fell earlier in the week. Clean up efforts continue throughout the county. Hundreds of people were out with chain saws, rakes and trailers Friday working to remove trees, limbs and debris from their yards.
