Globe/T. Rob Brown Apprentice linemen, from left, Trevor Gum, Caleb Van Dorn, and Newly Barnett work on utility poles for Empire District Electric Company recently, at the 59 substation near St. Mary's Catholic Church. The poles are part of a temporary fix, according to employees on site, as part of the rebuild to accommodate a new 161,000-volt line.

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