Daily News Roundup
March 19, 2024
Pathways to Clarity
by Amanda Eggert for Montana Free Press When four hunters used a specially constructed ladder to step from one corner of public land in southern Wyoming to another, the ripples from that decision were initially small but have since ignited an impassioned debate that could open — or unequivocally restrict — access to more than eight million acres of public land across the West. Here, in the final installment of our three-part series, we explore how judges, lawmakers and public land managers could clear up some of the legal ambiguity surrounding corner-crossing.
Carbon County First Responder Blotter
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE = 258 WELFARE CHECK = 11 911 HANGUPS/MISDIALS/TELEMARKETERS = 16 MEDICALS = 20 PRISONER TRANSPORT TOTAL TIME = 13 HOURS TRAFFIC COMPLAINT = 6 CRASHES = 7 ARRESTS = 2 INCARCERATIONS = 1 WARNINGS = 55 CITATIONS = 19 March 11 Caller requested a welfare check on a parent at an assisted living facility. The caller had no contact for approximately a week and reported that as strange. Deputy went to the facility and found the parent to be fine. The number to the facility was provided to the caller, so they could check directly in the future.