Jamestown (CSi) Power outages were reported in Jamestown and the region on Monday morning.

In Jamestown, the Southwest part of town was without electricity during the 7-a.m. hour, with power off a few minutes and restored about 7:30-a.m.

Otter Tail Power’s Charles Krebbs says a squirrel got into the Southwest Substation near Neighborhood Grocery and caused a phase ground fault, which damaged a bushing on the re-closer.

About 165 Cass County Electric customers were without power Monday morning for less than a half-an-hour.

The affected area included Maple Valley School District and surrounding communities of Tower City, Buffalo and Wheatland.

Cass County Electric spokesperson Trudy Wanner said an Otter Tail Power Company feeder line that was knockout for a few minutes caused the power outage for Cass County Electric and Otter Tail Power Company customers for a few minutes on Monday before power was restored.

About 236 Cass County Electric customers in Colfax Abercrombie and Christine were affected by a power outage that area of southeastern North Dakota on Monday.