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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -A new system is in place to help those calling 911 in Linn County. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office implemented the Priority Dispatch System last month.

Dispatchers at the sheriff’s office answer thousands of 911 calls every year from all of the county. While cities like Cedar Rapids and Marion have their own dispatchers, calls from outside those cities are handled at the sheriff’s office…