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Central Illinois Introduced To New DNR Conservation Police Officer

DeWitt County and other parts of central Illinois will see a new face when they encounter Department of Natural Resources conservation officers.

John Williamson, a native of Mahomet, will be taking over the position next year when current officer Ray Wichus retires. Williamson has been in the field for 13 years and has worked in Winnebago County in northern Illinois and Harrisburg County in the southern part of the state. He says the two different locations gave him drasticcally different experiences.

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Williamson adds he has always wanted to be a conservation officer, regardless of what others told him. He remembers being told in high school he should reconsider his goal, due to job opportunities.

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Williamson will be active in DeWitt, Piatt, Iroquios, Champaign, Macon, Livingston and McLean counties.

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