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DAYTON—The Dayton City Council met for a hybrid meeting on September 8, 2021.

Columbia County Sheriff Joe Helm shared that 57 traffic tickets were written over the past month, 38 were within city limits. He said that a new deputy is currently going through his Field Training Officer (FTO) program and that he is doing well. He said that the department hopes to have the new deputy working on his own as soon as training is complete.

Sheriff Helm and County Prosecutor Dale Slack are currently planning town hall-style meetings, likely to be hosted at the Liberty Theater, to help explain the policin...