UPDATE: Power is finally turning back on for hundreds of people in parts of Northern Michigan, who have been without electricity since last week's Winter Storm.
Power companies worked through the Christmas Holiday and even brought in extra crews to get everyone connected, but down trees have made accessing and repairing lines extremely difficult.
In their latest press release, Presque Isle Electric and Gas said that all but 140 customers had their electricity back, as of this afternoon.
Approximately 21,612 services have been restored thus far, but crews are down to individual outages that involve lengthy repairs, including tree removals, line repairs, and replacement of broken poles.
Most of those who are still without power are located in Montmerency County, around Lewiston and Atlanta.
The company says many will be back on tonight, but for a few individual, isolated services, restoration will likely take until Friday.
Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op reminds everyone to stay away from downed power lines and says members who lose power should contact them immediately at 1-800-423-6634.
The company provides electric and natural gas service to approximately 40,000 member-owners in a nine county area, in Northeast Michigan, headquartered in Onaway.
One local restaurant showed its appreciation for all their hard work by opening on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, so utility workers would have a place to eat.
The owner of the Iron Kettle Restaurant in Lewiston says, it was the least they could do to show workers how much they cared.
9 and 10's Kyle Mitchell and photojournalist Jacob Johnson have more on how people have been getting by without power for more than five days.
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Police are looking for whoever stole nearly 40 bronze grave markers in the Hersey Cemetery in Osceola county, just days before Memorial Day. Village workers noticed the markers missing earlier this week
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A Cadillac Area Public Schools teacher is in trouble with the law for drinking behind the wheel. Michelle Whitley works at Cadillac High School and faces 2 charges of operating while intoxicated, open
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Friday, May 24 2013 12:21 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:21:41 GMT
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Friday, May 24 2013 11:53 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:53:47 GMT
Two Oscoda county men accused of swindling people out of money are now charged with the crime. Police say Derek Smart and Aaron Wood went door to door asking for money for a track team fundraiser back
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Michigan drivers could start seeing right light cameras at area intersections. The measure introduced by Republican Representative Wayne Schmidt from Traverse City would give local governments the power
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Thursday, May 23 2013 9:34 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:34:57 GMT
Just in to the 9&10 Newsroom, more than 150 dogs have been rescued from a breeder in Missaukee county. The ASPCA is involved and says the dogs were left to live outdoors with little protection from
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State wildlife regulators want to remind fisherman that using salmon eggs or minnows for bait is not allowed in some places. This is to prevent the spread of a virus that can be deadly to some fish.
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Authorities say an Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid has been found dead hanging in a jail cell.
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Thursday, May 23 2013 7:52 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:52:13 GMT
Police in Clare county arrested a man for child pornography and running an illegal party store out of his home. Police first investigated Patrick Sampson after he made lewd comments to children. They
Police in Clare county arrested a man for child pornography and running an illegal party store out of his home. Police first investigated Patrick Sampson after he made lewd comments to children. They
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