by Kate Shunney
In the latest move to attract candidates to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department and retain officers already on staff, the Morgan County Commission in December approved doubling a sign-on bonus from $5,000 to $10,000. The bonus would be spread out over three years, so incoming deputies would have to stay in the department to get the full bonus.
Incoming sheriff Johnnie Walter told county officials he has hired Eric Widmyer as his…
