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Sheriff’s ‘Chop with a Cop’ seeks temporary storage as program expands; county to explore options
Summary
The Valley County Sheriff’s Office asked commissioners for permission to use road department outbuildings or other local storage to keep donated firewood dry for its Chop with a Cop program. The board did not grant immediate approval and asked staff to explore options including fairgrounds, churches and business donations.
The Valley County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from commissioners to find covered storage for donated firewood collected for the Sheriff Foundation’s Chop with a Cop program.
The sheriff described the program: volunteers and deputies split and stack donated wood, then deliver it to people in need. "Last year, we did, for our first year, little little more than 50 cords of wood delivered," the sheriff said, and told the board demand and donations have grown this year. The sheriff said volunteers are preparing to cut and split in early…
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