MOUNT VERNON — Neighborhood by neighborhood, electrical power and cable service are returning to Knox County homes, although some residents may be without both — or without cable — for a few more days.

The Energy Cooperative estimated early this morning that its customers’ power should be restored by midnight tonight, and reported that 275 Knox County customers remained without power as of 6:45 a.m. today. Fifteen line crews and nine right-of-way crews are working on Energy Cooperative outages.

Consolidated Electric Cooperative Inc. reported to the Knox County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management that electrical power has been restored to all its customers in the county. CEC urged its members who are still without power to call (800) 421-5863 today so that no member is overlooked.

EMA also reported that Ohio Edison spokespersons said “most” of that company’s customers now have electrical service.

In Ohio, 129,607 customers remain without electrical power.

American Electric Power Ohio reported this morning that 4,800 Knox County customers are still without power, down from Thursday’s early morning report of 9,890. It continues to estimate that 90 percent restoration will be accomplished by midnight Sunday.

Rachel Dutton, spokeswoman for AEP, said 3,000 workers are in Ohio working to restore AEP power; they include line workers, tree trimmers and damage assessors, and exclude call-center and office employees. AEP employees from Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Oklahoma are working in Ohio.

In addition, independent contractors and employees of other utility companies are also assisting AEP; they are from the above-mentioned states as well as Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Carolina, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

At Time Warner Cable of Northeast Ohio’s toll-free number, a recording made on Thursday states that “There are still many parts of northeast Ohio without service due to this week’s windstorms. ... Crews continue to work in the affected areas to restore your service as quickly as possible. There is no estimated time of repair at this time.” Time Warner’s media representatives could not be reached by press time.

James Kelly, spokesman for Embarq, reported to EMA that about 3,000 customers remain without Embarq telephone, data and Internet service this morning.