Crittenden power outages minimal now

As of late Wednesday afternoon, the electric cooperative Kenergy had 9,028 customers without power in the region. The number of outages by county is as follows:

Breckinridge 2
Caldwell 50
Crittenden 43
Daviess 4,812
Hancock 1,573
Henderson 384
Hopkins 224
Livingston 1
Lyon 165
McLean 816
Ohio 540
Union 172
Webster 246

Since the storm occurred on Sunday, September 14, Kenergy has experienced two thefts of downed copper conductor. Kenergy urges the public to stay away from downed power lines. Serious injury or death may occur from touching energized power lines that are on the ground.