(KNZA)--A water outage is planned in Hiawatha Thursday afternoon,October 12th.

According to the city, the outage will occur beginning at 1:00 in order to replace a water main gate valve at the intersection of North 7th and Kansas Avenue.

The outage should last around 2-4 hours; however service will be restored as soon as possible.

The city says the following area/streets will be affected by the outage:  
 
North 7th from Kansas north to 7th & Cheyenne
 
Kansas Avenue from 7th to 9th & Kansas
 
Cherokee from 7th east to 6th.
 
Those with questions are asked to contact City Hall at 785-742-7417.  You may also call the Hiawatha Water Department at 785-742-7850