Bethany, MO: Associate Circuit Judge Jay Hemenway administers the oath of office to John Winder and his K-9 partner Nico during a ceremony at the courthouse. Winder and Nico will be a full-time K-9 team in Harrison County. They previously had been deployed as a dual purpose K-9 team in Buchanan County for the last six months. Winder, a native of Harrison County, began his law enforcement career in Buchanan County in 2022. He and Nico became partners in December of 2023 after completing intensive training. Nico is a two-year-old German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois and is both state and federally certified.–Republican-Clipper photo
