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Friday, February 12, the Emmet County Sheriff issued the following statement:
“On February 11, 2021, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office filed charges related to an investigation of current and former public officials and employees with the City of Armstrong in Emmet County, Iowa.
Mayor Greg Buum, police chief Craig Merrill, city clerk Tracie Lang, and former city clerk Connie Thackery were charged with felony and misdemeanor offenses in a 21-count joint trial information approved by the Emmet County District Court. The top count against Buum, Merrill, and Thackery is a charge of ongoing criminal conduct, a Class B felony. The top count against Lang is fraudulent practice in the first degree, a Class C felony. The trial information also alleges additional counts against some of the defendants for theft, felonious misconduct in office, non-felonious misconduct in office, tampering with records, assault with a dangerous weapon, and falsifying public documents, as committed by one
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January 11, 2021
Each year they’ve select a different organization to donate to.
Deputies had the option to pay $20 per month for November and December to grow out their facial hair.
This year, they raised $900 for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan.
Cpl. Cole Brady said the money will go a long way for kids in need.
“The representative that came to get the check informed me that January is actually mentor month and they wanted us to kind of help promote that too, and that they want to see more people step up and try to get some kids that are less fortunate some mentorship,” he said.