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Sheriff: Dwight Nothstein
Chief Deputy Sheriff:
Joseph V. Hager Special Deputy: Mark
Nalesnik Chief Real Estate Clerk: Wayne
Fritzinger Dwight L. Nothstein, elected Sheriff in 1995, has
already made significant changes in office operations. These changes include:
the construction of a holding cell in the Courthouse, active participation in a
county-wide training program, process and warrant service for the Court of Common Pleas, assistance in the establishment of a use of
force policy, and the creation of computer access to the Court system database,
which have increased both security and efficiency of this office. The Sheriff’s Office also assists the Juvenile
Court Office in transporting juvenile defendants from their place of detention
to the Court for hearings. There were four transports in 1998. Civil
Process 2000 2001 2002 Summons 186 178 152 Complaint 441 573 588 Divorce 16 10 9 Protection
From Abuse 218 247 160 Subpoena 6 8 5 Other
Counties 150 194 141 Mechanics
Lien 1 2 4 Court
Orders 24 4 15 Revivals 38 47 23 Mortgage
Foreclosures 443 458 422 Ejectments 32 43 64 Replevings 6 13 7 Judicial
Sales 449 900 1344 Possessions 4 3 29 Notice
of Sheriff’s Sale 17 23 2 Attachment 3 0 2 Rule to
show cause 5 2 2 Seizure 0 0 1 Scire
Facias 5 166 99 TOTALS 2044 2871 3067 Money
Collected 2000 2001 2002 General
Fund $74,608.70 92,933.89 106,752.21 Personal
Property $3,872.00 7,324.43 5,868.55 Real
Estate $50,611.09 55,534.37 78,519.94 TOTAL $129,091.09 155,792.00 191.140.70 SSEA 2000 2001 2002 General
Fund $14,052.00 22,896.00 27,630.00 Personal
Property $996.00 1,330.00 1,170.00 Real
Estate $3,900.00 4,840.00 4,990.00 TOTAL $18,948. 29,066.00 33,790.00 Court
Duties 2000 2001 2002 Days in
Court 96 135 Prisoners
Presented 229 210
EXECUTIONS 2000 2001 2002 Real
Estate 142 185 186 Personal
Property 60 55 91 Ejectment 0 0 22 Possession 14 16 299 TOTAL 216 256 299 Access to the Courthouse and the YMCA
building is limited to one entrance. Since 1994, the Sheriff’s Department
checks every visitor for concealed weapons. Visitors are required to pass
through metal detectors and scanners. The security officers diligently enforce
the wearing of photographic identification of all employees. BENCH
WARRANTS 2000 2001 2002 Received 220 190 235 Served 161 143 171 Pending
at the End of Year 151 140 155
Deputy Sheriff: Karen Flexer, LT
Deputy Sheriff: Frank Kephart, SGT
Deputy Sheriff: David Midas
Deputy Sheriff: Evelyn Hudock
Deputy Sheriff: Jeffrey Ohl
Special Deputy: Michael Zavagansky
Security Officer: Ed Balliet
Phone: (570) 325-2821
Fax: (570)325-7860