AEP continues to restore power to thousands in central Ohio

CIRCLEVILLE -- High Winds knocked out power to American Electric Power customers across central Ohio Saturday evening.The outage knocked out power for about 23,000 customers.According to a spokesperson with AEP, the power outage for central Ohio customers has dropped to under 2,000. Power for southwest and northwest Columbus is expected to be restored by 4pm and southeast is expected by 6pm.Latest Outages:AEP Outage MapSouth Central Power Outage Map A South Central Power Company official said th