Posted Wednesday, June 8, 2011 --- 2:59 p.m.

Press Release from the Rock Co. Sheriff's Office:

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 9, the telephones at the Rock County Sheriff’s Office will be down. There will be no operational landline phones at the Sheriff’s Office. If you have an emergency need to contact the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, please call 608-290-0411. If you need nonemergency information regarding the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, please contact the 911 Communications Center nonemergency number at 608-757-2244.

This does not affect the 911 Communications Center.

The phones will be operational at approximately 11:30 p.m. on June 9.