Jail staff scrambles to handle Covid-19 case

Last week the Payne County Sheriff’s Department enacted its emergency protocol after a jailer tested positive for COVID-19.

The result was a rapid response from officials at the Payne County Health Department who arrived with COVID-19 tests.

“We were notified that one of our employees tested positive,” said Sheriff Kevin Woodward. “Within 15 minutes we enacted our emergency plan that we had in place…