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215 E 5th St PO Box 41 Neillsville WI 54456 Ph: 715-743-2150 1897 Clark County Jail Museum Inc.

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*Terms of Office / Sheriff Name in this color - signify the Sheriffs who lived in the 3rd (1897) Clark Co Jail with their families and oversaw Jail operations.

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SHERIFFS OF CLARK COUNTY In 1853, when Clark County first became a county, the duties of a “Sheriff” were handled by the Constable of Pine Valley Township. The first Clark County, WI Sheriff was elected in 1858. At first the Sheriff’s term of office was One-year, then it became a Two-year term, and finally in 2003, it became a Four-year term. When the 1897 Clark County Jail was built, the Sheriff and his family lived in the attached residence. While the Sheriff was readily available to perform his official duties, the Sheriff’s wife was responsible for cooking meals for the prisoners. These circumstances continued until January, 1975, when the residence area was then used as office space by the Clark County Law Enforcement Department. The Jail cells were in use until mid – 1978. Term Sheriff’s Name Term Sheriff’s Name 1859—1860 Daniel Gates 1915—1916 Louis Hantke 1861 (Died) Miles H. Murray 1917—1918 Harry Hewett 1861—1862 George W. King 1919—1920 Morris M. Weaver 1863 – 1864 James Hewett 1921—1922 Edward F. Kutchera 1865—1866 Hiram Palmer 1923—1924 Louis Hantke 1867 – 1868 William B. Berry 1925—1926 Edward F. Kutchera 1869—1870 Wilson S. Covill 1927—1928 Herman J. Olson 1871-1872 Freeman D. Lindsay 1929—1932 William F. Bradford 1873-1874 Albert Brown 1933—1934 Herman J. Olson 1875—1876 Jacob Rossman 1935—1936 Halford Richardson 1877—1878 Thomas B. Philpott 1937—1938 Mats Madsen 1879—1880 James Houston 1939—1942 Herman J. Olson 1881—1882 Thomas B. Philpott 1943—1944 Raymond E. Kutsche 1883—1884 Henry Myers 1945—1946 Herman J. Olson 1885-1886 Joshua W. Tolford 1947—1950 Raymond E. Kutsche 1887—1888 John Dwyer 1951—1954 Frank Dobes 1889—1890 James W. Page 1955—1958 Raymond E. Kutsche 1891—1892 Robert M. Campbell 1959—1960 Frank Dobes 1893—1894 James W. Page 1961—1964 Raymond E. Kutsche 1895—1896 Charles H. Sheldon 1965—1978 David Bertz 1897—1898 James W. Page 1979— mid 1980 Harlan Sundermeyer 1899—1900 William S. Tufts 1980 (Interim) Dan Patey 1901—1902 Robert M. Campbell 11/1980—1986 David Bertz 1903—1904 George R. Brooks 1987—1992 Dallas Neville 1905—1906 John Dwyer 1993—1996 Dale Olson 1907—1908 Soloman F. Jaseph 1997—2009 Louis Rosandich 1909—1910 Robert Eunson 2010—2018 Greg Herrick 1911—1912 William F. Bradford 2019—2024 Scott Haines 1913—1914 Harry Hewett 2025- Present Kerry Kirn