(WJW) — Tree damage left more than 1,000 FirstEnergy customers in Stark and Richland counties without power early Friday morning and forced the Northwest Local School district to close.
After storms swept through Northeast Ohio Thursday night, FirstEnergy reported the outages in the Canal Fulton area were caused by tree damage.
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Northwest Local Schools announced on social media the district would close for the day due to power outages and scattered debris throughout the area.
As of 1 p.m. on Friday, FirstEnergy reported 1,115 outages in Richland County, mostly in Butler and Jefferson and Worthington townships. Power is expected to be restored in those areas by 3 p.m.
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The utility also reported the outages in Stark County were almost entirely resolved…