GUNNISON

A construction site slipup in the National Park Service’s Cimarron Campground severed Gunnison and Hinsdale counties’ only telecommunications connection for internet, phone and 911 on Nov. 12. An excavator hit the fiber optic line at 8:30 a.m. The ensuing outage lasted for about 10 hours before the CenturyLink line was repaired, but the incident has prompted new questions about how Gunnison County can make itself less vulnerable to the communications blackouts that seem to have becom...