ALERT :
- 5/22/13, The North Iowa Baseball and Softball games vs. Algona Garrigan at North Iowa tonight have been cancelled due to the weather. :
- 5/22/13, The Lake Mills vs. Rockford Baseball game at Lake Mills has been cancelled. :
- 5/22/13, The Forest City Park and Rec has cancelled all BB and SB practices for the 5th, 6th and 7th grades for today.:
- 5/24/13;Reminder that the Forest City CSD will have a one (1) hour early dismissal on Friday, May 24th.:
Jenson & Peterson battle for Sheriff again
THE SAME TWO CANDIDATES WHO FACED EACH OTHER IN THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION FOR WINNEBAGO COUNTY SHERIFF WILL AGAIN BE ON THE BALLOT NOVEMBER 6TH.
WINNEBAGO COUNTY SHERIFF DOUG JENSON AND DAVE PETERSON, A FORMER DEPUTY, ARE VYING FOR THE COVETED SHERIFF’S SEAT.
JENSON BEAT OUT PETERSON IN A VERY TIGHT RACE AND WAS ELECTED SHERIFF FOUR YEARS AGO. ACCORDING TO JENSON, HE HAS FULFILLED A LOT OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO STRIVE FORWARD IF ELECTED AGAIN.
:59 seconds D. Jenson for Sheriff … ”and raise a family”D. Jenson for Sheriff
JENSON, WHO IS RUNNING AS AN INDEPENDENT, LIVES IN RURAL FOREST CITY WITH HIS WIFE, LORA. THEY HAVE THREE GROWN CHILDREN. JENSON HAS WORKED FOR THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SINCE 1993. HE HAS AN AA DEGREE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM INVER HILLS AND A B.S. DEGREE FROM MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY. HE IS A GRADUATE OF THE ST. PAUL RESERVE ACADEMY, THE MINNESOTA POLICE OFFICER SKILLS ACADEMY AND WAS POST CERTIFIED IN MINNESOTA. JENSON IS ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY, THE IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT INTELLIGENCE NETWORK, AND THE NATIONAL SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION ACADEMY. HE IS A MEMBER OF LEIN, THE NORTH IOWA DRUG TASK FORCE, THE NATIONAL SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION AND THE MID-STATES ORGANIZED CRIME INFORMATION CENTER. JENSON IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE FOREST CITY CHILD STUDY PROGRAM AND THE LAKE MILLS TASK FORCE. HE ALSO SERVED AS AN ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT CLASSES AT WALDORF FOR ELEVEN YEARS.
PETERSON RESIGNED FROM THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN 2009, AFTER MONTHS OF APPARENT RANCOR BETWEEN JENSON AND HIMSELF. PETERSON, WHO IS RUNNING AS A REPUBLICAN, TELLS WHY HE WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTMENT.
:34 seconds D. Peterson for Sheriff … “to protect and serve”D. Petersen for Sheriff
PETERSON, OF LAKE MILLS, IS MARRIED TO MARY PETERSON AND THEY HAVE TWO GROWN CHILDREN. HE SERVED AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN NORTH IOWA FOR 32 YEARS, AS WELL AS A MILITARY POLICE OFFICER IN THE U.S. ARMY PRIOR TO THAT. HE IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT FIVE STAR COOPERATIVE IN LAKE MILLS.