Lightning struck a transformer at the site of the retired Eckert power station around noon Friday, causing the outage, she said. Contact Ken Palmer atkpalmer@lsj.com. Follow him on X @KBPalm_lsj.

The grant, amounting to $126,500, will support the installation of a 630 kVA transformer, and the extension of a 1,250 meters high voltage line to be connected with the existing transformers in order ...