Calhoun County supervisors reject request to hire additional sheriff’s deputy

Oct 7, 2025

On Oct. 7, 2025, the Calhoun County Board of Supervisors voted 2–1 to reject a motion to hire an additional sheriff’s deputy after a request from Sheriff Pat Riley and County Attorney Ben Smith; the motion was moved by Dave George and failed after Nay votes from Cory Ridgely and Scott Jacobs.

The full story

On Oct. 7, 2025, the Calhoun County Board of Supervisors in Rockwell City rejected a motion to hire an additional deputy for the Sheriff’s Department after Sheriff Pat Riley and Calhoun/Sac County Attorney Ben Smith requested the new position.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in