 Crowing County know Scott Goddard will be their next sheriff, but Goddard did not have a running mate for Chief Deputy during his campaign. Goddard officially announced today that he will appoint Dave Fisher to the Chief Deputy position, although he never made the information public if Goddard won the election. He knew he was going to have to appoint Fisher long before the campaign even started. Dave and I work very well together and we will be a very strong team together. It's nice to have someone to bounce ideas off that's going to be critical sometimes of my thoughts or my ideas and vice versa. So I mean we work very well together and I think that's what complements each other. Fisher started with the Crowing County Sheriff's Office back in 1996 as a corrections officer and has risen through the ranks to his current position as Operations Lieutenant. Goddard says Fisher is a leader which is important as Chief Deputy and together they bring 45 years of experience to their new positions. I'm excited to try and implement the ideas that we have going forward and to carry on what we've done for the past 12 years. We've done a really good job with the office and the operation in the last 12 years and I think that that needs to be carried on and move forward also. There will be a ceremony held for Goddard and Fisher at Pequot Lakes High School on January 9th where they will officially become Crowing County Sheriff and Chief Deputy. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.