(KLZA)-- Falls City Middle School students were sent home at 10:00 Thursday morning because of an unexpected power outage.
The outage was due to damage to a power pole and effected an area from 11th to 14th Street and Morton to Lane Street.
The Falls City Utility Department estimated repairs to take 4 - 6 hours with extensive work required for the repairs to the schools service.
Power restoration was anticipated to be late Thursday evening.
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