News Releases

On 4-11-25, The Fayette County Sheriff's Office participated in Touch a Truck Event at West Central School for the pre-school, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade classes. 

January 21, 2025 – The Fayette County Community Foundation (FCCF) held its 2024 grant awards celebration at the Hawkeye Community Hall on January 21, announcing the distribution of $176,710.47 to 23 projects of organizations serving Fayette County through its 2024 grant cycle.

On November 11, 2024 Fayette County Deputy Josh Barker, a combat veteran, gave a speech to the West Central School for their Veteran's Day Program about his experiences in the military, and advice on overcoming everyday challenges he faced throughout his life. Deputy Barker served from 2004 – 2018 as a Mental Health Specialist for 3 years,

On 11-12-24, at 5:30PM, Sgt. Schveiger with Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, presented a scam awareness program to the citizens of Elgin IA at the Elgin Library.  This class is part of a new program developed in 2024 called Invest and Prevent.  Sgt. Schveiger spoke about some of the current scams occurring, how to handle them, and the

On 10-31-24 at approximately 8:46 PM the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and the West Union Police Department executed a search warrant at 118.5 West Maple Street in West Union.  Multiple illegal drug related items were seized.  Upon investigation 25 year old Hailey Elizabeth Plathe was arrested and transported to the Fayette County