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History of the Day County Sheriff's Office
Day County was founded in 1880 by the Dakota Territorial Legislature. It was named after a much loved and respected legislator in the community Merritt H. Day. Webster became the county seat after the Election of 1886.
The first Sheriff of Day County was James Hanson. He served a term from 1882 to 1887. Sheriff Hanson was appointed to office by the County Legislatures. He took the Oath to Office on January 12, 1882.
The first elected Sheriff was C.W. Siglinger. He was elected in the Election of 1888.
List of Day County Sheriffs
- 1903-04 William Rich
- 1905-08 Phillip Gross
- 1909-12 C.J. Lindquist
- 1913-16 J.C. Garrick
- 1917-20 E. Beachy
- 1921-22 J.V. Martin
- 1923-24 Sam Buhler
- 1925-30 J.W. Slattery
- 1931-34 Paul A. Monzel
- 1935-38 Henry O. Johnson
- 1939-42 Lester V. Knott
- 1943-46 Henry O. Johnson
- 1947-50 Lester V. Knott
- 1951-52 Frank E. Denholm
- 1953-54 Frank T. Thiel
- 1955-58 Matt Wagner
- 1959-65 Mike Marx
- 1966-67 Lloyd F. Fickler
- 1968-69 Kenneth K. Morris
- 1970-82 Graydon P. Bakke
- 1983-94 Sy Herrick
- 1995-2006 Douglas Nelson
- 2006-Present Barry G. Hillestad
Location
In 1895 the first Day County Jail came into being. It was located in a building rented from S.C. Wallace and had just four cells. In 1900 the county set the jailer wage at $2.00 per day.In 1902 a bond passed to build a new Courthouse. The jail and Sheriff's Office was moved into the basement of this facility. It was housed there until 1963 when a fire took the building. In 1964 the new Sheriff's Office and the Day County Detention Center was constructed. We are still housed in it today.