Allegan County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Gerke, who has served Dorr and Leighton townships, last Friday received the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Lifesavers Award Mt. Pleasant. Out of all the nominees from sheriff’s officers around the state, two deputies were selected.

Deputy Gerke led the Sheriff’s Office for the second year in a row in total number of impaired driving arrests, 38 last year. Pictured are (from left) Sheriff Frank Baker, Gerke, and Sgt. John Paul Damveld.