FLX MORNING PODCAST – Sheriff Brian Schenck, Deputy Nikki Loveless, Denise Spingler, Kevin Head, 9-1-1 center

In this episode:

• April is Emergency Communications Month. We met Denise Spingler, who runs the county 9-1-1 center. We talked about overseeing the operation and what makes a good dispatcher.
• Dispatcher Kevin Head discussed keeping cool under pressure and the time he helped save a life right in the lobby.
• Deputy Nikki Loveless talked about making history as one of an all-female road patrol crew recently, the first in the 224 year history of the Sheriff’s Department.
• A prescription drug drop off event April 22 in Port Byron.
• The department is hosting a Red Cross blood drive on April 27.
• Efforts to increase mental health services for County Jail inmates.