THERE WILL BE A NEW SHERIFF IN WOODBURY COUNTY FOLLOWING THE 2020 ELECTIONS.
CURRENT SHERIFF DAVE DREW ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK A THIRD TERM IN OFFICE:
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ONE OF DREW’S COMMAND STAFF, MAJOR TODD WIECK, SAID HE WAS INTERESTED IN RUNNING, WHICH WOULD HAVE SET UP A POTENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION BETWEEN THE TWO REPUBLICAN LAWMEN.
DREW, WHO HAS BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 38 YEARS, DID NOT WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN TO HIS DEPARTMENT:
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SO WIECK, ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RUNNING AS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE TO REPLACE HIS LONG TIME FRIEND AS SHERIFF:
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SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT PAST AND PRESENT TURNED OUT FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND WIECK SAYS HE APPRECIATES THE SUPPORT HE IS ALREADY RECEIVING:
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MAJOR WIECK IS THE ONLY ANNOUNCED CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF AT THIS TIME.
DAVE DREW WILL FINISH OUT HIS SECOND FULL TERM AS SHERIFF THIS DECEMBER 31ST.
