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Windstorm downs power poles, causing Adams County blackouts

by EMRY DINMAN
Staff Writer | February 23, 2020 11:32 PM

OTHELLO — Power outages ripped across the region Sunday in the wake of a fierce windstorm. The wind knocked down a number of distribution power poles near Othello and knocked out power for Adams County, according to officials with utility company Avista.

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