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Downed power pole causes outages
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Times photos: Brenda Steurer A power pole was snapped off at about 6 a.m. Friday in the 2000 block of 11th Street on Monroes south side. A dump truck box hit some power lines, which broke the pole. About 350 customers were without electricity, phone serve and cable television while crews from Alliant Energy replaced the pole. Work crews restored energy to all but 16 customers by 8 a.m. Friday. Electricity was restored for the rest of the customers by the early afternoon.
MONROE - Customers on Monroe's south side lost electricity, phone and cable television service after a dump truck hit some power lines and snapped off a power pole at about 6 a.m. Friday in the 2000 block of 11th Avenue.