(3-5-26) Yesterday morning,the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department staff gathered for the Annual Awards Meeting. The staff sat and ate breakfast together, talk about last year’s accomplishments and this year’s goals.

The staff is incredibly fortunate to have such dedicated and hard working employees. The employees voted for the big (5) awards, and named the following staff members as our 2025 winners:

  • Dispatcher of the Year – Dispatch Supervisor Alexis Metz
  • Corrections Officer of the Year – Deputy Lisa Meeker
  • Deputy of the Year – Deputy Spencer Heinl
  • Civilian Employee of the Year – Marie Stahl, Cook/Custodian
  • Employee of the Year – Dispatcher Dale Fullenkamp

Another award went to Les Bowen of Elite Drone Services as Civilian of the Year for his help in locating a missing person last year.