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Day: August 29, 2024

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Recognizes Lt Blade Mikula for 10 years of Continuous Service

Steve Dillon

LINCOLN COUNTY – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office recently recognized Lt Blade Mikula for 10 years of continuous service to Lincoln County communities. We asked Blade what inspired him to enter the world of law enforcement, to which he replied “Around the time of being 18 I did a ride along with a close family friend. I was able to see how he interacted with his community and those that called for his help. I knew that law enforcement was my calling. Now that I can look back on that…

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Lincoln County Traffic Safety Committee August 22 Meeting Summary

Steve Dillon

LINCOLN COUNTY – The Lincoln County Traffic Safety Committee met on Thursday, August 22. Lincoln County Sheriff Department Chief Deputy Tyler Iverson noted crash data for this quarter is trending up, mostly due to car vs. deer incidents. He stated that statistically the number of crashes in the County through June of 2024 matches the total through June of 2023. Discussion took place surrounding two fatal accidents for this quarter, one on US 51 south of County Road S on June 9th and one on County Road K south at…

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Lincoln County Opioid Task Force August 14 Meeting Summary

Steve Dillon

LINCOLN COUNTY – The Lincoln County Opioid Task Force met on Wednesday, August 14. County Administrative Coordinator Renee Krueger shared that Lincoln County has received about $450K in opioid settlement funds.  YTD no money from those funds have been spent.  Funds received through the American Rescue Plan Act bulk public health dollars were used to cover wages, and also for the purchase of a TruNarc analyzer for the Sheriff’s Department. County Health Department Director Shelley Hersil shared she has $10,000 in ARPA Public Health funds could be put towards assessment and analysis regarding moving forward…

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