Lewis County 9-1-1 back up and running in wake of phone glitch late Tuesday

LOWVILLE- An issue with the phone system caused a temporary outage for Lewis County 9-1-1 Tuesday night.

When we spoke to officials from the Sheriff’s Office early Wednesday, they confirmed that the outage has been fixed and dispatchers are now able to handle 9-1-1 calls.

The trouble began sometime around 10:00 p.m.

All emergency calls were temporarily forwarded to Herkimer County Dispatch while phone crews worked on fixing the problem.

The system was repaired shortly before midnight.

Image via the Lewis County Sheriff's Office.