Park County Animal Control Sergeant Bobbi Priestly revealed Thursday in court that she had investigated Hartsel-area rancher Vern Wagner in 2008 before heavy snow and sustained blowing winds forced the county to declare a state of emergency in February 2008.
She said Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener made the decision not to pursue criminal charges against Wagner because there wasn’t enough evidence. Details at The Flume's website at [url=http://www.theflume.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]www.theflume.com[/url]