(KAIR)--Despite a strong push from the County, and votes from the Atchison County area, the Atchison County Sheriff's Office was not successful in gaining K9 unit funds.
That word was delivered Friday, with the County saying “it is with sad news” that notification of the unsuccessful grant is given.
A total of $15,000 in grant funds was made available by Aftermath, a firm specializing in trauma cleaning and biohazard removal. The grants are being made available to law enforcement and first responder K9 units, with the funds earmarked for the expansion or maintenance of existing K9 units or to create news.
Atchison County voters were asked to place their vote online for the Sheriff's Office, with the deadline arriving on Halloween.
Once the votes were tabulated, Atchison County was not included among the top 8 agencies receiving enough votes to be named a winner.
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