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Feb 24, 2021 8:07 PM
WR Castle Fire Department received a call at 12:01 pm today of two structures on fire at 55 Daniels Road in Nippa.
WR Castle firefighters found a camper and double wide mobile home fully involved.
Firefighters were able to save and keep the fire from spreading to two other mobile homes.
WR Castle responded with 16 firefighters and was assisted by Oil Springs FD with 4 firefighters for water supply. West Van Lear Fire Department was on standby for mutual aid on any additional calls. WRCFD appreciates the team work of the other departments.
WR Castle Fire Department received a call at 12:01 pm today of two structures on fire at 55 Daniels Road in Nippa.
All lanes of US 23 will remain detoured for several more days just north of the Industrial Parkway (milepoint 8.6) in Greenup County as a safety preca.
Big Sandy RECC
As of Wednesday afternoon, Kentucky electric cooperative crews, contractors and mutual aid line technicians had restored power to 95 percent of the consumer-members who lost service during the historic back-to-back-to back winter storms that walloped Kentucky earlier this month.
About 5,200 co-op consumer-members were still without power Wednesday, down from the 100,000 without power at the peak of the natural disaster.
From the beginning of the eight-day weather event, co-ops in Northeastern Kentucky were hardest hit, with Grayson RECC most abused by the succession of crippling ice storms. The cooperative, which serves about 15,000 members in six counties, reports a staggering 200 broken poles in its service territory. Each pole replacement is a separate construction project.
Photo: Jackson Energy Cooperative
As electric cooperatives made more significant progress Tuesday restoring power in Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky, a co-op lineman working to restore power in Wolfe County was seriously injured Tuesday morning when the pole he was climbing broke off just below the ground.
The Licking Valley RECC lineman had secured himself near the top of the pole in accordance with safety protocol when the pole broke. The veteran lineman fell 27 feet, making impact in a small creek in the Cave Branch area near Bethany. Fellow linemen rushed to his aid, releasing him from the pole restraints and rescuing him from the icy water. They wrapped the seriously injured lineman with their jackets to keep him warm until emergency crews arrived.
Currently on ventilator: 119
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Oldham, Campbell and Kenton. Each county reported at least 20 new cases. Jefferson County reported 95.
To see a list of those reported lost to the virus today, click here.
Governor and First Lady Launch
Team Kentucky Gallery
On Monday, First Lady Britainy Beshear invited Kentuckians to lend their artistic talents to a new
Team Kentucky Gallery, which will be located in a main hall of the state Capitol in Frankfort. The gallery will feature art in six-month installments.
The deadline to submit artwork for the first installment is May 15. For more information, see the full release.