Power Line

Danville police arrived at the scene of a crash Wednesday afternoon on Chesnut Street to find a utility pole snapped in half over a sport-utility vehicle, downed power lines, and the driver of the car sitting on a porch after having been pulled from the wreckage by a neighbor. A man nearby was then quickly arrested by the responding officers for allegedly violating a protective order the crash victim had against him.Sgt. Glenn Doan said the driver, Alicia Anderson, 29, was transported by Boyle County Emergency Medical Service to Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and was not interviewed at the scene. Doan also confirmed Adam Confer, 35, of Danville was arrested and charged with violating a protective order and second-degree disorderly conduct.

Crews from Clark Energy work to restore power during the largest power outage in Kentucky history. Extra crews have been brought in to join Clark Energy employees in working around the clock to complete power restoration. About 5,000 homes located primarily in Menifee, Montgomery and Clark counties were without power Monday morning. The storm has broken more than 40 Clark utility poles and downed 500 wire spans. Almost 300 of those spans have already been repaired. Final repairs are estimated to continue through Friday evening.

A dead tree limb fell on top of a house at 415 W. Maple St. across from Nicholasville Elementary School Friday around 11:30 a.m. The fallen limbs caused some damage to the roof over the porch and knocked down surrounding power lines. The section of West Maple Street in front of the house was shut down about an hour. The homeowners were not home and no one was injured, said Jeff Barnett, utility worker for the city of Nicholasville. It took utilities workers about an hour to cut down the tree and remove it from the power line.

East Kentucky Power Cooperative on Tuesday submitted plans to the Kentucky Public Service Commission for a 36-mile, 345-kilovolt electric transmission line project in Clark, Garrard and Madison counties. About three-quarters of the proposed route would be co-located with existing transmission lines by either rebuilding existing lines or constructing a new line beside existing lines, according to the cooperative. The PSC must review EKPC's plans and issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity before construction can proceed.

The windy weather Monday kept police busy throughout Boyle County. According to dispatch records from the 911 center, 13 wind-related calls were received between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Many of the calls reported trees that had blown over and taken power lines down with them. Such calls came in from Fitzpatrick Street, West Walnut Street, Maple Avenue, Fourth Street, Streamland, Chrisman Lane and Shakertown Road in Danville and Cemetery, Lucas and Bellview streets in Junction City.

Lincoln County fire fighters and Waynesburg EMS responded to a call of a tree down and burning power lines high up on Spice Ridge the afternoon of Feb. 6 and found themselves just about blown off the ridge. High winds toppled a locust tree onto the roof of a mobile home, ripping power lines in the process. The downed lines and resulting fire caused little trouble compared to the wind. Rain, driven by 50-mph winds, pummeled firefighters as they approached, making it difficult for them to even to stand upright.

The city of Wilmore got relatively lucky in dealing with Tuesday and Wednesday's ice storm. The city has not reported any major damage to homes or power lines, and Police Chief Steve Boven said there have not been any accidents reported. The transmission on Wilmore's only snow plow and salt spreader, however, did go out Tuesday morning, but city workers found a replacement in Lexington and installed it in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, making it available for use during the worst of the mess.

The Kentucky Public Service Commission has approved East Kentucky Power Cooperative's plans to build a 36-mile, 345-kilovolt electric transmission line in Clark, Garrard and Madison counties. About three-quarters of the proposed route will be co-located with existing transmission lines by either rebuilding existing lines or constructing a new line beside existing lines, according to EKPC. only about two miles of line is located in Clark County, all of which is on the cooperative property.

HARRODSBURG - A portion of U.S. 127 north was shut down Tuesday afternoon after electrical lines across the highway were torn down by a passing wrecker. Harrodsburg Police Chief Ernie Kelty said the entire four-lane road was closed for about 15 minutes while Kentucky Utilities workers removed the live wire that lay across all four lanes. After it was removed, traffic was allowed down the stretch of road near Salvisa. Harrodsburg Police and the Salvisa Fire Department responded to the call.

FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Public Service Commission will hold a hearing Aug. 2 to receive public comment on a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. to construct an electric transmission line in Clark, Madison and Garrard counties. The hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Room B of the Perkins Conference Center at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. EKPC has submitted a proposal to construct 35.6 miles of 345 kilovolt transmission line from the J.K. Smith Generating Station in Clark County to the proposed West Garrard substation near Lancaster.