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BRET HAYWORTH
SIOUX CITY As he took over as Woodbury County Sheriff eight years ago, Dave Drew vowed to instill more community policing, ramp up training of deputies, add technologies such as body cameras.
And, to devote sufficient time for all those priorities, he mulled giving up his seasonal job of refereeing high school sports.
Now, mere days from exiting as sheriff, Drew said his team was able to meet those goals. But he never reduced the number of basketball games he officiated.
Being a referee provided a nice diversion from the stress of being sheriff, he said this week, and the support at home from wife, Jana, as the heavy lifter, the encourager, provided the rest of the buffeting necessary to lead an office with more than 100 workers.