A Seward County sheriff’s deputy monitors eastbound traffic on Interstate 80 on May 24, 2023. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Treasury restricted the Seward County Sheriff’s Office’s spending of federal dollars after a compliance review found the Sheriff’s Office was misspending forfeiture money on salaries. Photo by Eric Gregory for the Flatwater Free Press
By Natalia Alamdari Flatwater Free Press At a June meeting, Seward County Sheriff Mike Vance delivered grim financial news to county board members: The Sheriff’s Office was on the verge of a budget shortfall. If county leaders didn’t help, he wouldn’t be able to pay three deputies in a matter of weeks.
During his plea, Vance blamed the delay in funding on the Biden administration. At a subsequent m…
