Grand Rapids, MN – Lake Country Power members in the Longville area will be without power starting 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 8. The cooperative will be replacing a broken pole.

The outage will last 1 ½ hours and will affect members north of the city of Longville, Long Lake and Kego Lake areas.

Power for the 600 members affected by the outage is expected to be restored about 11:30 a.m.

Lake Country Power appreciates members’ understanding and patience as the cooperative works to maintain its distribution system and improve reliability. More information is available by calling the cooperative at 1-800-421-9959.

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 42,000 members and has offices located in Grand Rapids, Kettle River and Mountain Iron.

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