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Laura King-Homan is a contributor to the Storm & Outage Center and a communications specialist at Omaha Public Power District. She has nearly 20 years of print journalism and design experience, which lets her tell the stories of OPPD and its employees both graphically and through her writing. Laura and her husband have a teenage daughter and toddler-age son. When she’s not parenting two ends of the childhood spectrum, she’s juggling her DVR space and obsessively consuming TV and pop culture. She hopes that all of her pop culture knowledge will be useful someday, but she’s content just acing trivia quizzes for now.
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Remember simple safety when using roof rakes

Raking your roof can prevent damage, but it can also be dangerous, especially around power lines.

Prepare for winter driving with this checklist

Include these items in your car’s emergency kit as you head out on the roads this winter. With this kit in your vehicle, you’ll be prepared for winter’s driving surprises.

Sarpy County crash prompts outage for 1,300 near 72nd, Capehart

Outage near 72nd, Capehart fully restored, but repairs continue following crash

Overnight work brings outages down to less than 100

Look up, look out, look around this harvest season

As this busy time of year gets into full swing, it’s a good time to remember safety around power lines when driving equipment.

Restoration work continues

Outages now total less than 650, as restoration work continues tonight

Nebraska public power is you

Public power helped electrify rural Nebraska, and the model continues to provide affordable, reliable service to all today.

Dangerous jobs do important work

A look at some of the jobs OPPD employees do to ensure reliable power.

Can you dig it? Better call Nebraska 811 first [Infographic]

Aug. 11 – also known as 8/11 – serves as a reminder to all OPPD customers to call Nebraska 811 before starting a digging project. It’s the law, and it locates any underground utilities on your property.

Shovels turn to start Sholes wind construction

The Sholes Wind Energy Center in northeast Nebraska will be OPPD’s newest wind farm, providing 160 megawatts of renewable energy.