Officer Joe retired last January.

It has been nearly a year since Washington’s K-9 officer Joe retired and efforts are underway to raise funds for a new K-9 unit. At this week’s Washington County Board of Supervisors meeting two donations were acknowledged – one was for $100 from Sandra Dickinson of Brighton and the second was for $500 from Home Gas Inc. of Wellman. So far this month, $1,200 in donations have been collected for the fund.