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Sheriff's Office reports large drug seizures, near-full staffing and rising data-request workload
Summary
Sheriff staff told the board the office is nearly fully staffed, K-9 and task-force units made major drug seizures in 2025 (local operations reported nearly 60 pounds of methamphetamine; task force reported 628 pounds), jail bookings numbered 2,230 with increased female bookings, and records staff are spending substantial time on data requests and redaction that fees do not cover.
Sheriff's Office leaders presented a 2025 overview to the Clay County Board of Commissioners, detailing law enforcement operations, drug-seizure totals, corrections statistics and growing demands for public-records handling.
"We are currently fully staffed with the sheriff's office, which is great to say," the sheriff told the board, while also noting coverage challenges when deputies take comp time or other leave. The sheriff credited recent hires for operational improvements and recognized awards for deputies and K-9 teams.
On enforcement activity, the sheriff described substantial local drug seizures for 2025: operations removed roughly 91 grams of marijuana (local operations), nearly 60 pounds of…
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