Last month, DeWitt County emergency services had radio upgrades go live after a few years of planning - now a neighboring County is ready to do its own upgrade.

Piatt County Sheriff Mark Vogelzang indicates their own radio upgrades are going to be similar to that of DeWitt County in that they will have better coverage of Piatt County.

Sheriff Vogelzang and DeWitt County Sheriff Mike Walker were both working on upgrades in the same time frame. Sheriff Vogelzang indicates their process took a little longer because they pursued government funding while DeWitt County used ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds.

Sheriff Vogelzang hopes to have those radios up and going any day now. He says they've updated equipment for the emergency service providers of the County and will test everything before they take it live.