Authorities Check On Snowed-In Panhandle Residents

BOISE CITY, Okla. (AP) _ Power has been restored to all but about 3,000 homes in the Oklahoma Panhandle were up to 20,000 were without electricity during a winter snow storm. <br/><br/>Jack Perkins of

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 8:52 am

By: News On 6

BOISE CITY, Okla. (AP) _ Power has been restored to all but about 3,000 homes in the Oklahoma Panhandle were up to 20,000 were without electricity during a winter snow storm.

Jack Perkins of Tri-County Electric Cooperative says crews have restored service in all but scattered areas of Cimarron and Texas counties where wind and ice cause damage.

No deaths or serious injuries are reported but National Guard troops in Humvees were going home-to-home and ranch-to-ranch to check on residents.

Michelann Ooten with the state Department of Emergency Management says people are calling to say they can't contact family members in the area.

Ooten also says emergency shelters remain open in Guymon, Boise City and Felt for residents without power and travelers who remain stuck in the area.