Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt will serve as the guest speaker for the fifth annual Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Banquet for 2018. It is scheduled on Friday, March 8th at the Courtyard by Marriott Convention Center in Junction city.

Derek Schmidt was elected the 44th attorney general of Kansas in 2010 and was reelected in 2018.

The banquet honors selected officers and employees who have performed exemplary service beyond their normal duties in 2018. Up to 14 award recipients will be recognized including one each from the Junction City Police Department, Geary County Sheriff’s Office, county detention center, Kansas Highway Patrol. Grandview Plaza Police Department, Fort Riley Police Department, Fort Riley game wardens, Fort RIley CID, Milford State Park and / Army Corps of Engineers rangers, 8th Judicial District Community Corrections, 8th Judicial District Court Services, county dispatchers and North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Facility.

The purpose of the banquet is to demonstrate citizen support for the law enforcement agencies that serve Geary County and surrounding counties and agencies.

Table sponsorship opportunities for a table of eight are available for $300 that includes two event tickets and a placard on the table stating my sponsorship.

For more information contact Rick Roberts at ( 785 ) 307-5976 or at rrick1984@hotmail.com