OSA News

The Reed Ballroom was transformed into something short of Gilleys in Texas for Sheriffs Appreciation Night. It featured a mechanical bull, calf roping and rodeo on the big screens. It […]

With the excitement of the golf tournament kicking off our conference just across town, several competitors gathered for a much louder OSA competition, the OSA Pistol Match. The match had […]

We held our annual law enforcement golf tournament to help kick off our conference bright and early Monday 10/2 to kick off our annual conference. We’d like to thank everyone […]

The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) today denounced in the strongest of terms the inhumane, criminal and unprovoked attack against the people and institutions of Israel by the terror group Hamas. […]

Immediate Release: September 25, 2023 Senate study reveals sheriff’s departments unable to retain deputies due to low wages and competition   OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, held an […]

We recently held our first-of-its-kind New Administrative Assistant Academy, created by administrative assistants across the state. The four-day training was held from August 22-25 and hosted 38 students as well […]

August 16-18, the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association held the first newly revised Detention Officer Academy: Train the Trainer. The new course was designed specifically by Detention Administrators to cover topics required […]

by Payton May Tue, June 13th 2023, 6:10 PM CDT OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — A bill aiming to increase mental health treatment in jails across Oklahoma was vetoed by the Governor. […]

The Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association was featured in the latest issue of Sheriff & Deputy where they talked about our SFST, ARIDE and DIDET training provided last year. We’re honored to […]

The Washita County Sheriff’s Office is accepting application for Full-time Deputy   Preferred Experience •    CLEET certified preferred (not required) Annual Salary: $32,500.00 to $40,800.00 depending on experience. Requirements •    Must be […]