Hettinger Co. Sheriff reflects on COVID, future goals
Though the coronavirus pandemic locked down the majority of the world, in Hettinger, N.D., it was a different kind of story back in March 2020. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
Hettinger County Sheriff Sarah D. Warner stands inside the Hettinger County Courthouse Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Jackie Jahfetson/The Dickinson Press)
Though the coronavirus pandemic locked down the majority of the world, in Hettinger, N.D., it was a different kind of story back in March 2020.
“For the Hettinger County Sheriff s Office, I would say we were concerned about it. Just like the whole nation, we didn t know what to expect, what it really was, what was really going to be happening. We did shut down the courthouse to only let people come in by appointment. And of course we had to ask them, you know the three questions that have been asked a million times: if they d been sick (or) coughing, if they had a f