In this world, some people just worry about a problem. Others take action. Take Donald Leiching, one of the first linemen profiled in our Lifeline department 11 years ago within Transmission and ...

Idaho Power Co. apprentice lineman Claysen Hale prepares to change out jumpers and stirrups on a power line Nov. 11 at Hunt Road and East 400 South. The 12,500 volt line stayed hot during the ...

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SHERWOOD, Ore. — There is a lot going on at PGE's Sherwood Training Center, where a class of 20 pre-apprentice workers are taking the first steps, learning to be linemen. This relatively new facility ...

As a utility lineman for Alliant Energy, Brandon Koele has worked in subzero degree weather with wind chills well below minus-30 degrees. He's also worked in the stifling heat and the pouring rain.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - In the fall, Evergy says it will have a new opportunity for those looking to start a career as a lineman. According to Evergy, the new pre-apprentice program will officially open ...

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) --Construction has begun in south-central Iowa on a $13.5 million, 50,000 square-foot facility to train power pole linemen in several Midwest states. The Des Moines Register ...

Being a utility lineman is more than learning how to climb a ladder and use a shovel. The local electricity provider is addressing the lack of qualified utility linemen by offering a ...

On the side of a pole on a Saturday morning, while wearing a wide-brim hard hat and Heat Wave brand protective sunglasses, 28-year-old Duke Energy lineman apprentice Jesse Orr had an egg in his mouth.

SHREVEPORT,La. - Utility linemen. Most people don’t consider them first responders, but they are the first ones to respond when there's a power emergency. Linemen have a big responsibility when it ...

A new program at the College of Southern Maryland is helping students who may be interested in apprenticing to become a lineman or go into other trades. This semester, the Center for Trades and Energy ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Out in Far East El Paso, there is a training facility where future linemen can learn how to climb the vertical 30-40 foot wooden poles you see along the roadways and in ...