RUSHFORD, Minn. – The Rushford-based MiEnergy co-op dispatched a crew to South Caroline on a relief mission for the Hurricane Helene disaster. Four linemen were expected in Cowpens, South Carolina, on Thursday with a bucket truck, a digger derrick and a pole trailer. They will rebuild power lines for the Broad River co-op, which powers 25,000 members, About 10,000 of them have been without power since Friday.

Ready to roll. 1,023 mils to Cowpen.