Manistee County Sheriff's Office

05/22/2026

Our administrative office will be closed today due to illness. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will reopen Tuesday at 8 A.M.

05/16/2026

As we wind down National Police Week, we want to take a moment to thank the men and women of our road patrol division for their unwavering dedication to serving our community.

Thank you!

05/06/2026

We always appreciate them, but during this National Correctional Officers Week we want to recognize our corrections staff for the difficult job they do.

The dedication, professionalism, and pride of our staff is something that makes me proud every day to share the uniform with them.

We can't thank our staff and correctional officers everywhere enough for the important work they do.

Thank you!

-Sheriff Gutowski

05/04/2026

The Manistee County Sheriff's Office is requesting public assistance in locating the vehicle and individuals in these photos. The vehicle has one working headlight, a missing fuel door, and a missing piece of black trim on the driver's door.

If you have any information that might be helpful, please call Manistee County Central Dispatch at 231-723-6241.

05/01/2026

Sheriff Gutowski had the honor of pinning Deputy Logan Jones who graduated today from the West Shore Community College Police Academy.

We are so excited that Deputy Jones is joining our team!

04/27/2026

We are excited to introduce you to the newest member of our road patrol division! K-9 Jaxx and his partner, Deputy Brendan Cook have graduated from training and are excited to get to work.

Jaxx is a 1 1/2-year-old Belgian Malinois and has demonstrated exceptional skills in tracking and narcotics detection.

Help us welcome K-9 Jaxx to our team!

04/22/2026

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to those who hold all the pieces together.

A special "Thank You" to Kristyn and Taylor from our front office!

04/20/2026

POSITION OPENING / DEPUTY SHERIFF

The Manistee County Sheriff’s Office has vacancies for the position of Deputy Sheriff effective with the publication of this notice.

Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:

21 years of age.
Valid Michigan Driver’s License.
High School graduate, or equivalent.
Must be currently licensed/certifiable with Michigan Commission on Law
Enforcement Standards (MCOLES)

The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities of this position. The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment standards, but as general guidelines that will be considered along with other selection related criteria.

Interested candidates should submit an application and resume with cover letter to the Manistee County Sheriff’s Office at 1525 E. Parkdale Avenue Manistee, MI 49660.

Applications are available at the Sheriff’s Office Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm or from the Sheriff’s Office website at www.manisteecountymi.gov under the Services heading.

Manistee County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

04/18/2026

We wanted to take a moment to thank our dispatchers as we end National Public Safety Telecommuncators Week.

We don't say it enough, but thank you for all you do to keep our law enforcement safe and serve our community!

04/17/2026

Manistee County Emergency Management is asking anyone from Manistee County who's property has been impacted by the recent weather events to complete the self-report survey.

This information helps Emergency Management get a full understanding of the ongoing situation here in our county.

This survey is provided by the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division for statewide use for residents to report damage following disasters. Survey data is shared with local Emergency Management programs.

04/15/2026

River Road near the Bear Creek River Access has been declared unsafe for traffic at this time. Therefore, River Road will be closed, East of Kettner Road to High Bridge Road. Please avoid this area if possible and seek alternate travel routes.

The Manistee County Road Commission places updates on road closures and detours on their website which can be found at the following link