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***UPDATE 04/26/2018***
CenturyLink notified the Sheriff's Office that telephone service to the affected area was restored at approximately 3:00 am.
***END UPDATE***
*ORIGINAL RELEASE*
IDLEYLD PARK, Ore. - The Sheriff’s Office Communications Division has been notified of a telephone service outage which is affecting approximately 78 residents in the North Umpqua area with a 498 prefix. This means residents in the Steamboat, Toketee and Diamond Lake areas may not be able to summon emergency services via 9-1-1.
Residents may be able dial 9-1-1 from a cellular telephone if they have service or from a non-CenturyLink telephone.
At this time CenturyLink is unable to provide an estimated time of repair.