Chris Graff, left, and Mike Loberg with Cotner Electric dig a trench Wednesday along the steps of Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau. They installed a new conduit and replaced a temporary electrical cable for the lighting.
Chris Graff, left, and Mike Loberg with Cotner Electric dig a trench Wednesday along the steps of Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau. They installed a new conduit and replaced a temporary electrical cable for the lighting. “We’ve been keeping these lights going for years,” Graff said, referring to a recent electrical failure. The lights date back to the early 1970s when the courthouse received a major renovation.FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
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