Extended Power Outage in SE Kansas

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Kan. — Monday afternoon power in SE Kansas is out for Weir, Kan. area.

Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves shares an update:

Roughly 500 households are impacted by a current power outage in the Weir area. Utility crews are working to resolve the issue, which they estimate being completed around 7:30 this evening.” — CCSO

Also this evening be weather aware as severe storms could be possible. Make sure you have everything you need in case of a power outage.

Liberty Utilities encourage you to create an outage kit that has the following items in it:

  • Emergency telephone numbers
  • Flashlights
  • Battery-operated radio
  • Battery-operated clock
  • Additional batteries
  • Supply of bottled water
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Severe weather comes all year long. To help you stay safe, here are several resources for the 4-States area. Weather officials suggest everyone be aware and be prepared for storm systems ahead of time. Make a plan and know what to do when the time comes. Click image for more resources you need to know.

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Power outage affecting Carthage,Jasper, and Duenweg

UPDATE: Power has now been restored.

JASPER, Mo. — Saturday morning the Jasper Police Dept state in a release of information to citizens:

“Those of you without power please call Empire at 1-800-206-2300 and report your address with outage. Empire has crews working on it now with over 700 people effected. The outage is due to a distribution breaker.”

Click to view the active map on the Liberty/Empire website.

“Outage Update: we are currently experiencing an outage in Jasper, Missouri, impacting approximately 700 customers. Crews are on scene and working to safely restore power. Visit our website to view our outage map and for outage updates.” — LIBERTY UTILITIES CENTRAL