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Piatt and DeWitt County dispatch centers use each other as backups, but it is becoming clear that a third option may also be needed.

That was what Piatt County 9-1-1 Director Tim Furman told the Emergency Telephone System Board on May 4. He said the idea arose out of April 8 storms that caused telephone and power outages, and the fact that DeWitt County is a backup for both Piatt and Logan County emergency calls…