Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

On the evening of August 19, a very severe wind and rain storm moved through our area with winds recorded at 90 mph. It was only a mile or two wide. It broke ten power poles just over the hill from me. It broke a large tree in front of a granary and did other major damage.

I reported that our power was out. In less than an hour we could hear radios and people talking nearby and we had power in three hours. The next day a crew worked much of the day building a new line and switching power back to the original lines.

There was also a crew of oilfield workers in my pasture cleaning u...