Several groups come together to support the Nowata Police Department. They want to help the PD get a new K-9 officer following the death of K-9 Officer Smokey last week. Officer Jeramiah Frauenberger says he misses his partner. Smokey was struck by a semi after a woman let him out of the patrol vehicle along U-S 169. Frauenberger is using another dog temporarily until K-9 Officer Brit is ready to go. He is a younger brother of Smokey.
A memorial service is set for tomorrow afternoon for Smokey at Stumpff’s Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Nowata Cemetery.
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