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Road Advisory – Hwy 24 & Crown C Circle

Beginning Tuesday, May 4th Highway 24 will be reduced to one lane in either direction from South Port Drive to Scottie Lane. Traffic will be shifted to the right lanes and this work zone will have a reduced speed limit of 45 MPH. This phase of the project will install storm sewer and left turn […]

Missing Person – April 23rd, 2021

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating Rachael Dawn Stevens, a forty year-old white female who is a resident of Westmoreland, Kansas.  She was last believed to be in the Havensville, Kansas area in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Rachael is described as a white female […]

Dyer Road Construction

Work on the Dyer Road project has progressed to a phase that requires closure of the road.  Dyer Road will be closed starting March 29, 2021 to install 2 crossroad pipes.  The road will be closed between the north entrance to The Little Grill and the entrance to the Spillway Cycle Area.  The park entrance […]

Press Release for March 23rd, 2021

On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 5:50am, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a report of an Armed Robbery in progress at the Short Stop convenience store, 101 South Highway 99 in Westmoreland. Detectives were able to identify both subjects involved in the Armed Robbery. On March 22, 2021, Khoavun Raymond George, 21, of […]

Press Release for March 22nd, 2021

On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 5:50am, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a report of an Armed Robbery in progress at the Short Stop convenience store, 101 South Highway 99 in Westmoreland. Deputies arriving on scene learned that an individual had entered the store and displayed a firearm at the store clerk and […]

Press Release for March 17th, 2021

On Monday March 15, 2021, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4600 block of K-99 Highway rural Wamego, for a reported theft of a white 2001 GMC G2500 van with an attached silver in color 2008 Titan 18’ flatbed dove tailed trailer containing a 2008 Polaris Ranger XP 900 EPS black in color […]

Pottawatomie County Opens Warming Stations

February 16, 2021 The Pottawatomie County Emergency Operations Center, along with other area partners, met this morning to discuss the continuing frigid temperatures, re-instated Phase III for the power grid causing rolling power outages of around 2 hours, and other details. At this time, we are preparing to open Warming Stations (SHORT-TERM, temporary areas to […]

Press Release for February 8th, 2021

On Friday February 5, 2021, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to Kansas Hardwoods located in the 22000 block of Highway 24 Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, for a theft report.  Kansas Hardwoods reported that unknown person(s) stole numerous hardwood boards from the business between January 28 and February 3, 2021.  The stolen boards are described […]

Press Release for February 2nd, 2021

On January 26, 2021, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Westmoreland CO-OP, 203 Highway 99, Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas for a report of a burglary and theft. Deputies determined that an unknown person, or persons had forced entry into the business and removed money and other items. A short time later, Deputies were […]

Planned Maintenance – Feb 2nd, 2021

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office 911 telephone system will be undergoing some maintenance on Tuesday February 2, 2021, between the hours of 11:00 am until 1:00 p.m. During this outage 911 calls will be automatically directed to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.   The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s administration telephone lines will be operational.  Therefore, if […]