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High winds toppled trees around Lincoln County on Feb. 1. On Granite Creek Road, residents worked with a lineman from Flathead Electric Co-op to clear a tree that had snapped power lines and broken a cross arm when it came down. (Duncan Adams/The Western News)

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Winter storm leaves thousands without power
February 4, 2020 10:27 a.m.

Winter storm leaves thousands without power

Robert Viergutz and Justin Ivins turned out with chainsaws to help neighbors along Granite Creek Road who either lost power or were blocked in by trees toppled during a Feb. 1 windstorm that caused widespread power outages in the region.