Stone County sheriff delivers prescriptions to
people snowed-in during winter weather
Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader delivers medication to people who couldn’t leave their homes due to winter weather
February 25, 2021
Kadee Brosseau DeCourley
Between about eight to ten inches of snow fell in Stone County last week. Roads were covered, school was canceled, and many people were snowed-in.
That’s why Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader offered to deliver needed medication to people who couldn’t leave their homes to get to the pharmacy due to weather conditions.
“I went and picked up a nurse on Monday and took her to the hospital for a friend of mine who is a charge nurse over there. It was off the end of DD [Highway]. I realized that nobody had been in or out of their neighborhood because of the big hill. So, I had seen that a sheriff somewhere else in the state said that they would [deliver prescriptions], and I thought, ‘Well, that’s a great idea.’ So, I decided to do it, too,” Sheriff Rader said.
Rader picked up the pharmacy medication and then hand-delivered the prescriptions to three families in the county. He said even those who didn’t need the service were appreciative of the gesture.
“Just a very positive response,” Sheriff Rader said.
He delivered to one home in Galena, one house off Highway OO, and another off Joe Bald Road. Many of the roads in the county are curvy and steep. Sheriff Rader even had to hike to one home because he could not get to it in his vehicle.
“The street went straight downhill, then turned back down another hill, and there had been nobody in and out of there,” Sheriff Rader said.
While this was an unconventional way to “serve and protect,” Rader said it was just part of his department’s goal to help the citizens of Stone County in whatever way possible.
“We are here for community service. We work for the people. So, if we can assist in a time of crisis, that’s what we will do,” Sheriff Rader said.
Sheriff Rader offered the service through February 19. He said if a need like this comes up again, he will be happy to help if he can.
Kadee Brosseau DeCourley
Between about eight to ten inches of snow fell in Stone County last week. Roads were covered, school was canceled, and many people were snowed-in.
That’s why Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader offered to deliver needed medication to people who couldn’t leave their homes to get to the pharmacy due to weather conditions.
“I went and picked up a nurse on Monday and took her to the hospital for a friend of mine who is a charge nurse over there. It was off the end of DD [Highway]. I realized that nobody had been in or out of their neighborhood because of the big hill. So, I had seen that a sheriff somewhere else in the state said that they would [deliver prescriptions], and I thought, ‘Well, that’s a great idea.’ So, I decided to do it, too,” Sheriff Rader said.
Rader picked up the pharmacy medication and then hand-delivered the prescriptions to three families in the county. He said even those who didn’t need the service were appreciative of the gesture.
“Just a very positive response,” Sheriff Rader said.
He delivered to one home in Galena, one house off Highway OO, and another off Joe Bald Road. Many of the roads in the county are curvy and steep. Sheriff Rader even had to hike to one home because he could not get to it in his vehicle.
“The street went straight downhill, then turned back down another hill, and there had been nobody in and out of there,” Sheriff Rader said.
While this was an unconventional way to “serve and protect,” Rader said it was just part of his department’s goal to help the citizens of Stone County in whatever way possible.
“We are here for community service. We work for the people. So, if we can assist in a time of crisis, that’s what we will do,” Sheriff Rader said.
Sheriff Rader offered the service through February 19. He said if a need like this comes up again, he will be happy to help if he can.