January 28, 2020 6:45 a.m.
Officials with Douglas Electric Cooperative are reporting that approximately 400 customers in the Elkton, Scottsburg, Loon Lake and surrounding areas are without power as of 6:45 a.m. Tuesday. Power is expected to be out until around 12:00 p.m.
Todd Munsey of the utility told News Radio 1240 KQEN that the outage was caused by a tree that came down in a remote area near Scottsburg. It is not accessible by truck. Two transmission structures have been damaged. Go to www.douglaselectric.com for updated information. Douglas Electric customers can call 1-888-420-8826 to report a power outage.