THERE WILL BE A NEW SHERIFF IN WOODBURY COUNTY NEXT YEAR.

INCUMBENT GLENN PARRETT SAYS HE IS RETIRING AT THE END OF HIS CURRENT TERM, WHICH EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST.

ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY DOUG BOETGER HOPES TO REPLACE PARRETT AS SHERIFF.
BOETGER ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR SHERIFF AT THE WOODBURY COUNTY COURTHOUSE THIS AFTERNOON.

HE IS A 24 YEAR VETERAN WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

BOETGER IS A NATIVE OF AKRON, IOWA AND HAS LIVED WITH HIS FAMILY IN LAWTON FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS.