Detention center gets 2 officers

Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell was given the go ahead to hire two additional full-time sworn detention officers.

During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the addition of two full-time detention officers at the Sweetwater County Detention Center.

After a long discussion, the Commissioners agreed with human resources director Garry McLean’s recommendation. McLean walked the Commissioners through the whole operation of the detention center and it’s recommended staffing by looking up the proposed staffing plan...