Sheriff retiring effective Nov. 30; Emergency Management Director Danny Moses will serve as interim sheriff starting Dec. 1

Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley has tendered his notice that he will be retiring effective Nov. 30, 2021.

Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. has announced that he plans to appointment Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses as the interim sheriff, effective Dec. 1, 2021.

“This appointment will preserve the integrity of the office until the citizens of Whitley County are given a chance to elect who they want to serve in that office,” said Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. “Danny is a long-time member of the Whitley County emergency services community and is well respected by the citizens and those he will be working with.”

Moses has served as Emergency Management Director for Whitley County since May 2008. Moses began his emergency services career in 1979 on the Williamsburg Rescue Squad.

He co-founded Emlyn Volunteer Fire Department in 1990 and served as a board member and volunteer with that department until 2018. He has also served as a part-time deputy under several previous sheriff’s administrations.

For more information, see Wednesday’s edition of the News Journal.