Submitted Photo Maj. Paul Olthoff, Ward County Sheriff’s Department Detention Center commander, receives a commendation Thursday, Aug. 7, from Colby Braun, North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation director, for his efforts in starting the Medication for Opioid Use Disorder treatment program at the detention center.

A Ward County Sheriff’s officer was recognized at a ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 7, for his efforts in realizing a treatment program for Ward County Detention Center inmates suffering from opioid use disorder and addiction.

Maj. Paul Olthoff, the Ward County Sheriff’s Department Detention Center commander, received the commendation from North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Director Colby Braun during a ceremony at the Ward County Administrat

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