OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Sheriff Rick Eiesland was appointed by the Wasco County Board of County Commissioners as sheriff to replace long time Wasco County Law Enforcement Officer and Sheriff Darrell Hill who retired at the end of February.

Sheriff Eiesland began his law enforcement career in 1987 as a deputy with the Wasco County Sheriff's Office. He spent 5 years as member of the Mid-Columbia Narcotics Team and 6 years as a Detective Sergeant. In 2003 he was promoted to the position of chief Deputy.

Sheriff Eiesland attended Eastern Oregon State College from 1971 through 1973. He attended the prestigious Nation FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia in 2003. The sheriff was a member of Oregon National Guard from 1969 to 1993 where he retired after 23 years of service.

Sheriff Eiesland is married and he and his wife have four children and nine grandchildren.

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OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Winter, 2009 -- Sergeant Alan Wiebe retired from the Sheriff Office after 27 years of service. His knowledge and experience will be missed and we wish him the best of luck in his retirement.

The Sheriff's Office is in the process of filling three vacant positions. Deputy Seth Routson was hired in September. Many will remember Deputy Routson when he worked for the sheriff office in 2005, but lost him to budget cuts. We are in the final stages of the hiring process and hope to hire two deputies before December.

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