Sheriff meeting is May 3 in C-Falls

As a way of involving the community in the department, Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino will take his agenda to the public by holding town-hall meetings to discuss changes to the department since he took office.

Heino and Undersheriff Wayne DuBois will travel around the county hosting public updates on topics including school resource officers, the new K-9 program, crime and drug statistics, community relations and more.

A recent development within the department was the prompt community funding of two new drug interdiction dogs that will take to the streets with their designated handlers this summer.

Though Heino said he planned to raise funds for the dogs over an extended period of time, a community fundraiser spearheaded by two officers yielded the full amount needed to get the program up and operational.

The local meeting is Friday, May 3, at Columbia Falls High School from 6 to 7 p.m.

For those unable to attend the meetings, the office plans to live-stream one of the meetings on a date to be determined.

For more information about the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, visit http://flatheadcountysheriff.com/ or call 406-758-5585.