Power restored in Columbiana County

By William K. Alcorn

More snow is forecast Tuesday and Wednesday.

Electricity has been restored to almost all of the 2,500 First Energy customers, most in the Salem area, who lost power during the snow- storm Friday and Saturday.

As of 3:30 p.m. Sunday, some 92 customers were still without power, said David Turner, First Energy area manager for Mahoning and Columbiana counties.

First Energy crews from the immediate area and several other territories in Ohio worked on restoring power knocked out by the winter storm that downed trees and power lines Friday night and early Saturday, Turner said.

He said no injuries were reported and praised the work crews for doing a great job.

Arrangements were being made Saturday to offer shelter to people without power in East Liverpool Middle School and other venues that still had power, said a spokeswoman for the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Department.

However, while plans were in the works, neither the school nor other buildings were needed, East Liverpool police said Sunday.

Read the full story Monday in The Vindicator and on Vindy.com.