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Power outage in downtown area

By GAZETTE STAFF   Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 7:21 a.m.
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Alliant Energy crews remain at the scene at the corner of Wall St. in front of St. Mary's Church in downtown Janesville where a hit-and-run crash damaged a switch gearbox.

The crash happened at 1:17 a.m. Thursday morning.

Janesville police are still investigating.

The outage is isolated to the Janesville Gazette building and WCLO/WJVL radio and two other businesses.




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prevention
Jul 2, 2009 at 1:06 p.m.
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So, that's why I couldn't bring it up at like 10am?

janesvillean
Jul 2, 2009 at 11:53 a.m.
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Just look for a driver with mad scientist hair.
http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/facult...

hannah
Jul 2, 2009 at 10:43 a.m.
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maybe it was a thought out plan not hit and run.Weird it was just wclo and nothing in the neighborhood by St Marys.

misterlippy
Jul 2, 2009 at 10:01 a.m.
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a little bit of dry humor, woodsman :)

woodsman
Jul 2, 2009 at 10 a.m.
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what exactly are you praying for???? i'm confused,the power box!

frusion
Jul 2, 2009 at 9:32 a.m.
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$90,000 piece of equipment not to mention the labor involved. Thank you hit and run driver....

misterlippy
Jul 2, 2009 at 7:33 a.m.
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our prayers are with you!!

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