Free Legal Clinic Provided Hour of Phone Advice, Aid for Residents

Media Logic Radio listed a Free Legal Clinic on its community calendar for Monday December 8, 2025, noting that volunteer attorneys would call residents between 2 and 3 p.m. Appointments were required and were arranged through the Sterling Public Library by calling 970-522-2023. The listing appeared alongside multiple small community holiday and civic events in Sterling and throughout Logan County during early December.

The clinic delivered a one hour, time limited opportunity for residents to receive pro bono legal advice by phone. For households facing time sensitive problems such as eviction threats, benefit disputes, or family law questions, the clinic model provides rapid, low cost intake and initial guidance. Because the service relied on scheduled callbacks, it reduced the need for travel and in person waiting, which can be significant in a rural county where legal resources are concentrated in larger towns.

At the same time the single hour window limited capacity and access. Short clinics require tight scheduling and may leave many callers without appointments. For residents without reliable phone service or those who could not secure an appointment in advance, the format could create barriers. The clinic was a useful addition to the local safety net, but its constrained duration underscores how Logan County continues to rely on intermittent pro bono efforts rather than a sustained expansion of affordable legal services.

Local implications include modest immediate relief for people who secured calls, and a reminder for local officials and service providers about unmet legal needs in the community. The concentration of holiday and civic events in early December can both increase demand for limited services and complicate scheduling for working households. Residents who missed the December 8 clinic may contact the Sterling Public Library at 970-522-2023 to ask about follow up opportunities or similar services in the weeks ahead.