Marion County Sheriff's Office Is Hiring

By Taylor Bennett

Published January 11, 2019 at 12:00 AM EST

Democrat Kerry Forestal was elected as the new Marion County Sheriff in November.

WFYI’s Taylor Bennett sat down with Forestal to ask about his new job, the transition and his first order of business for the department.

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