Dutton takes role in addressing national challenges as president of Western States Sheriffs Assoc.

Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton hosted the U.S. Forest Service Director of Law Enforcement and Investigation and a dozen sheriff's from around the western United States for a first-of-its-kind exercise in the Bob Marshall Wilderness from July 19-23.

In his role as president of the Western States Sheriff's Association – an office he's held since May 16 - Dutton coordinated the outing...