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After widespread outage, St. George asks residents to conserve power

By ABC 4 · August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
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After a widespread power outage across Washington County Thursday night, the City of St. George is asking residents to conserve energy as much as possible, but especially between the hours of 3 and 7 p.m.

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