A Servant’s Heart: Franklin County Sheriff Larry Richtsmeier

     The talk’s about “what if’s,” he says.  Franklin County Supervisor Gary McVicker postulates, wondering about a certain operation in Osage.
     Larry Richtsmeier listens intently to the three individuals, who talk with purpose, with his head leaned forward, garnished with white hair bore out of experience, his smile shimmering through a course white beard.
     Courteously, Richtsmeier bows out of the conversation and heads into his office; the three men follow suit, disbanding. Richtsmeier was the apparent life of the party.
     In his office, his desk is as clean as it’s ever been, he says. It’s a cherry finished desk, topped with a calendar, sheriff office procedure guidelines and a copy of the Franklin County Sheriff proposed budget. Behind his work desk is another desk. On the mantle sits neatly arranged items such as a sheriff gnome, two, vintage, never opened Texaco trucks and several photos of Richtsmeier and family and friends.

     Read the full article in the December 14 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.