ENS system keeping county residents informed of emergencies

Since being installed last April, many Phillips County residents have signed up for the Phillips County Sheriffs Office’s Emergency Notification System (ENS) powered by AlertSense and the system has been put to the test a lot lately.

When the rubber finally met the road and the underpass connecting Central Avenue to Highway 2 in Malta was closed for construction, many people already knew about the inconvenience before driving upon it. Those folks “in the know” were alerted by the Phillips County Sheriff's Office's ENS, a web-based program that sends out automated calls, text messages and email...