The local area is cleaning up after this weekend’s storms. The National Weather Service says 911 dispatchers got a number of reports of trees down in much of Marshall County Saturday evening, especially across the northern end along U.S. 6.
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“We’re allowing our members to kind of give back to the service territory that we serve – mainly Marshall County, but also parts of Starke, Kosciusko and Kankakee also. And we’re allowing different organizations and individuals to fill out applications for different needs,” said Howard.
MacLain said he was recommended to the RELITE program by MCREMC CEO Mark Bateman, and since he had done work previously with the Neighborhood Center through Crossroads Church, he felt it was the perfect chance to do something to benefit the Neighborhood Center. The Neighborhood Center is in need of a number of food items for the summer, when demand increases but supplies tend to dwindle.
Marshall County Sheriff’s Department detectives continue to investigate the theft of wire from utility poles.
Marshall County REMC workers and their customers have noticed that the copper-covered ground wire has been removed off of a number of utility poles in the past several months. This is a concern as the ground wire is a safety device to ensure that extra electricity will flow into the ground, rather than destroying electronics, causing fires, or harming those working on the power lines.
Criminals in Marshall County are looking to make some quick money by scrapping wire from utility poles, but officials say their efforts are in vain – utility companies have been swapping out the old copper wiring for inexpensive copper-clad steel, which has no real scrap value.
Over the past several months, Marshall County REMC workers and their customers have noticed that the copper covered ground wire has been removed off a number of poles, which raises a number of concerns. The ground wire is a safety device to ensure that extra electricity will flow into the ground, rather than destroying electronics, causing fires, or harming those working on the power lines.
