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OPPD sending crew to West Virginia to assist in Hurricane Helene relief efforts
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Omaha Public Power District is sending Mutual Aid crews to West Virginia in support of power restoration efforts after Hurricane Helene.
In a release Saturday, OPPD says a company in Charleston, West Virginia is taking up their offer for support.
A 16-person Mutual Aid team hit the road this morning, according to the statement, and is expected to reach Charleston by Sunday afternoon.
The statement says that over 4 million customers have lost power as a result of Hurricane Helene.
“Our employees were eager to help. Some of the Line Techs called me earlier in the week, asking when and where we were going,” said Eli Schiessler, OPPD Transmission & Distribution center manager. “The work is extremely tough, but restoring power and helping out communities in need is why many of them chose this line of work.”
This is the third time OPPD has sent out a mutual aid crew, according to the statement. OPPD has sent crews out to Kansas City in January, and Iowa and Illinois in July.
All three companies returned the favor when a massive windstorm came through Omaha in late July and knocked out over 200,000 OPPD customers.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Rivalries are some of the best parts of college football and a reason why so many look forward to Saturdays in the fall. But one man saw a need in his team’s opposing fan base and took action.
“I know the hearts of [Texas] Tech grads and folks in West Texas, and I knew that they would want to help,” said Texas Tech fan Dan Isset. “And something that binds us all together is not just the love of the sport but the love of our country.”
Dan Isset saw the news like many did on Wednesday. Two National Guardsmen had been shot in Washington DC, and both were natives of West Virginia. His Texas Tech Red Raiders were set to take on the Mountaineers over the weekend, but he had something else on his mind.
“I was told from some West Virginia fans on Twitter that the National Guard did quite a bit of work with local food banks there,” Isset said. “So it seemed like we had a great opportunity for folks in West Texas and Texas Tech fans to show our support and our love for folks in West Virginia and what y’all are going through and those families in particular.”
Donations from Red Raider fans started coming into the Mountaineer Food Bank, one of the places where guard troops had assisted during the government shutdown. CEO Chad Morrison said the support was incredible.
“I was looking at our donations and the messages that the donors had put,” Morrison said. “There was a lot of heartfelt messages, supporting the National Guard and the state of West Virginia and just really made you feel really good to see that kind of support from across the country.”
Right now, Red Raider fans have donated close to a thousand dollars to help the Mountaineer Food Bank.
“Even though they’re a football opponent, we’re all working on this together, and we’re all people at the end of the day,” Morrison said.
Isset, a veteran himself who used to live in DC said he’s always enjoyed visiting the Mountain State because it reminded him of home.
“West Texas is one of the friendliest places in all the world. I’ve been to West Virginia a few times and it always reminds me of home whenever I’m there,” he said. “Folks are very similar in West Virginia and in West Texas and there’s a lot that binds us together that they can bring folks together and I’m real happy that I got to be just a little bitty part of that.”
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