The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from the Christian County Chief Deputy Sheriff at their Tuesday meeting at the Moose Lodge.

Chief Deputy Jim Baker shared the work done on the present Christian County Jail, and the move of offices for the Sheriff’s Department offices to the former Zoning and Solid Waste Office on West Market just off the Taylorville square.

Baker told Kiwanis members that he took county board members thru the present Christian County Jail to show them the work on the roof, outside and inside of the building that needed done.   County board members decided to use some of the American Rescue Plan Act monies received by the federal government, to do badly needed repair work on the present jail building, as well as to renovate the former Zoning and Solid Waste Office on West Market and move the Sheriff’s Department offices there.

Baker added the renovated West Market building provides an additional 78-hundred square feet of space for Sheriff’s Department personnel on 2 floors.   Staff moved into their new digs a few weeks ago, and a public open house to show the new Sheriff’s Office location takes place this Friday.  Baker said the new office location enables the Sheriff’s Office to better serve residents of the county.

The Kiwanis Club reminds the public to buy your tickets now for the annual Kiwanis Pancake and Sausage Breakfast being held Saturday, April 26th from 6:30am to 11am at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.   Proceeds benefit local Kiwanis projects for children and youth.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.