TRUE DAKOTAN PHOTO/DUKE WENZEL

A crew from Moll’s Utility Service, Hammond, WI, pulled into Wessington Springs Monday morning (January 25, 2010), ready and willing to assist with getting the power on in the rural area. A dozen or more vehicles was in the caravan, including service people who will assist
Central Electric Cooperative restore electrical service to many farm homes west and southwest of town. They checked in to rooms in Wessington Springs and within minutes went to work in the field after a near 24-hour trip. Eventually all of the power was restored in Jerauld County by Thursday, January 28. The final power consumer required 50 poles to be set to cover the four-mile distance to their home.