Brief power outage strikes Meeker Friday

MEEKER I A power outage occurred Friday night, turning the lights out, literally, on the town of Meeker.
But it didn’t last long.
The blackout occurred at 10:09 p.m. Power was restored a few minutes later, at 10:11 p.m.
“The problem was a protective device failed to clear a fault west of the Rangely area on the 138KV transmission system,” said Dick Welle, general manager for White River Electric Cooperative. “The greater Meeker area was…