OSA News

August 23, 2018

2018 Sheriff of the Year

    The annual Sheriff of the Year award is presented to a Sheriff for outstanding contributions to his/her office, county, state, or nation.  On August 10th, 2018, the Oklahoma […]

July 2, 2018

Conference Attendee Registration Now Available

The attendee registration packet is now available here. Registrations cannot be done through the website this year; we ask that you scan and e-mail or fax registration forms. Please contact our […]

June 8, 2018

After veto, Sheriffs insist the state still owes jails money for housing inmates.

After veto, county sheriffs insist the state still owes jails money for housing inmates. By: Quentin Chandler | June 7th, 2018 Article Link Canadian County Sheriff Chris West sits in […]

June 7, 2018

OSA Swears-In New SC Board Member

On June 6th, 2018 , the OSA Board swore-in Garvin County Sheriff Larry Rhodes as the OSA’s new South Central Board Member. The OSA Board and staff are excited to […]

May 21, 2018

Payne Co. Sheriff Hauf travels to D.C. to tell Congress “No Bigger Trucks”

As Congress considers legislation to increase the size and weight limits for tractor-trailers—including longer double trailer trucks—law enforcement and local government leaders are traveling to Capitol Hill to tell Congress […]

May 21, 2018

Governor’s veto fails to resolve dispute over incarceration costs

By: Randy Ellis Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has vetoed a bill that would have eliminated financial consequences to counties for failing to properly notify the Department of Corrections within five […]

May 17, 2018

Gov. Fallin protects unconstitutional DOC practice with SB 1442 veto

By Sheriff Chris West – May 17, 2018 Link Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed SB 1442 on Tuesday, killing a reform that would have fixed problematic behavior within the Oklahoma Department of Corrections that Attorney General […]

May 17, 2018

OSA joins large coalition against SQ 788

A coalition of medical professionals, those in law enforcement, business leaders, and members of the faith community filed papers today to formally oppose SQ 788.  This broad-ranging coalition is committed […]

January 9, 2018

Law Enforcement Association takes heat, but says they follow law

Patrick B. McGuigan, CapitolBeatOK.com Published: 06-Jan-2018 OKLAHOMA CITY – A professional association of law enforcement officers recently has come under fire for — members and association officials contend — enforcing […]

August 28, 2017

2017 Awards Banquet

On August 11th, 2017 the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association hosted our Annual Awards Banquet at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City.   The event honored over 100 individuals from the […]



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