Wright County considers hiring deputy

The Messenger - Fort Dodge, Iowa: "The Wright County Board of Supervisors was asked at Monday’s board meeting to consider hiring a sheriff’s deputy to replace a deputy who resigned in January.

Sheriff Paul Schultz and chief deputy Jim Lester brought the request to the board.

The sheriff department had seven deputies. Having a seventh man helps cover vacations and sick leave, Lester said. Not hiring another deputy would cost the department about $31,000 in overtime and they would have to hire back a part-time person to serve civil papers, Schultz said."