Internet Outage Briefly Affects Silverton Users and Businesses

Despite having no internet access for several busy dining shifts, the crew at Avalanche Brewery made the best of it, and still kept bar and pizza patrons hydrated and fueled with food. Pictured: Jody Jean Philpot, Corrie Ann Paris, and Audrey Clark (to the side in yellow) survived their shifts with a smile :)
Despite having no internet access for several busy dining shifts, the crew at Avalanche Brewery made the best of it, and still kept bar and pizza patrons hydrated and fueled with food. Pictured: Jody Jean Philpot, Corrie Ann Paris, and Audrey Clark (to the side in yellow) survived their shifts with a smile :)

On Tuesday, March 23rd, an accident occurred causing internet and broadband services to go offline and be delayed for numerous Silverton residents, businesses, and restaurants throughout portions of town.

According to John Sites, the Director of Public Works for the Town of Silverton, the accident took place around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

“A dump truck bed was left raised during the lunch break and t…