More than a dozen people called 911 in response to the contr
olled burns on the National Elk Refuge in the past week. While the smoke was visible for miles, the fires were intentionally set and monitored by National Park Service firefighters to reduce available fuels ahead of the dry summer season.
A worker at Mikeâs Body Shop called police April 21 to report a customer who drove off without paying a $2,211 repair bill. The repair shop made repeated calls to the 66-year-old Oregon man, but he never returned their calls, according to Jackson Police Sgt. Russ Ruschill. The man reportedly told the repair shop he needed to take the car to another shop.