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People still without power in Mercer and Monroe Counties

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     People across southern West Virginia are still in the dark this weekend after Thursday night's snow storm.
     Appalachian and Mon Power are reporting outages as of 7 p.m. Saturday.
     In Mercer County there were about 320 homes without power.
     In Monroe County, there were more than 1,300 homes still in the dark.
     Crews are out working in those areas trying to get the power on as soon as possible.