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   Cohasset, Minn. – Lake Country Power members served by Onigum Substation will be without power starting 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 16, for approximately 1.5 hours.

   The planned outage will affect nearly 1,500 cooperative members and will impact areas near Walker, Leech Lake, Longville, Hackensack, Boy Lake, Boy River, Remer and other neighboring communities in Cass County.

    The planned outage is necessary for Great River Energy (GRE) line crews to safely perform maintenance on GRE’s transmission line.  

   Members impacted by planned outages are called in advance. If unavailable, Lake Country Power will leave a voicemail to inform members about the planned outage. Keeping your contact information up to date with Lake Country Power will help ensure you receive notification.

   Lake Country Power appreciates members’ understanding and patience with this planned outage. If questions, please call 1-800-421-9959.

   For real-time outage information, members may visit the “Outage Center” to view an outage map at www.lakecountrypower.coop.

   Lake Country Power, www.lakecountrypower.coop, is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative serving parts of eight counties in northeastern Minnesota. The rural electric cooperative provides services to more than 44,000 members and has offices located in Cohasset, Kettle River and Mountain Iron.

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