The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

Dan Hagerty is a Montanan through and through. Born in Colbon, where his family has been for generations, he grew up in Jefferson County, attending school at Clancy Elementary and Jefferson High School in Boulder. In his Junior year, he began working full-time in the janitorial department at the Boulder River School and at the hospital in Boulder. This was the jump start to his career in dealing with people and mental health; he worked there for almost nine years.

With his father working in law enforcement, Dan grew up respecting the law and those who enforced it. Deputies and highway pat...