Benton Utilities issued the following statement via text to customers in the wake of a severe storm coming through in the middle of Saturday night.
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“BentonUtilities> Latest update… Please be understanding. All of our crews are out working outages, they have been for hours and are continuing too. We’ve had multiple outages throughout the City of Benton. We have very long lists, and almost every outage our crew has pulled up on is a tree down with lines in it and many broken poles. This is a mess, we know it is, and we are working feverishly to get as many customers back on as soon as possible. I’m asking for your patience during this time. We haven’t forgot any of you, I promise you this.”