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Resident tells commissioners long response times left ranch family waiting; board urges follow-up
Summary
Valerie Elson told the Banner County Board that a late-night incident at a ranch required a State Patrol response after 911 said a county deputy was not available; she urged the board to review local coverage and response protocols. Commissioners said the sheriff's office is separate from the board and recommended the speaker file concerns with the sheriff.
Valerie Elson, a Banner County resident, told the Board of Commissioners during public comment that a vehicle drove off a 310-foot cliff and that it took hours for responders to locate the driver.
"If we pay a sheriff and if we pay a deputy, why don't we have coverage?" Elson said, describing a call to 911 that directed her husband to contact the State Patrol and a delay…
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