Update:

The fiber cut has been repaired, and phone service to Hartland and Manchester areas have been restored, according to the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office.

 

Original story:

Those with landline prefixes 826 and 845 are experiencing a phone outage in the Hartland and Manchester areas.

Emergency Management Director Rich Hall with the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office said in an email a Fiber line was cut and cellular coverage should not be affected.

A representative from the phone company told Hall the coverage should resume in the afternoon, Hall said.

911 phone calls have been rerouted to a non-emergency number in Faribault County, Hall said, and then will be transferred to the dispatch center in Freeborn County.