PREBLE COUNTY — UPDATE:
Power has been restored to those who were without power in Preble County Monday Morning.
As of 4:25 p.m., AES Ohio is reporting no outages.
INITIAL REPORT:
Nearly 900 people are without power in Preble County Friday morning.
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AES Ohio is reporting on its website that 898 AES Ohio customers in Preble County have no power to start the day.
The area is concentrated East of U.S. 127 between Castine and West Manchester.
A spokesperson for AES Ohio told News Center 7 that the outages are due to a damaged transmission pole. The estimated restoration time is mid-afternoon.
We will continue to provide updates on this developing story.