Department History

The City of Ephrata was under the jurisdiction of the Grant County Sheriff's Office from its incorporation in 1909 to 1942. Beginning in January, 1943, Harry Smith became the city's first Police Chief. 



  Our History of Police Chiefs

 
Harry Smith Sam Shiflett Michael R. Warren

January 1943 - April 1962

August 1979 - October 1986

August 2009 - January 2020

Richard Nicks
May 1962 - March 1973

Larry Carpenter
November 1986 - September 1996

Erik J. Koch (Interim)
February 2020 - October 2020

Floyd Hansen
April 1973 - July 1979

Joe Varick
October 1996 - March 2009

Kurt M. Adkinson
November 2020 - November 2022

    Erik J. Koch
November 2022 - Current


Departmental Photos
 
If you can identify any of our unnamed employees or the year the photo was taken, please contact hrhoades@ephrata.org. Thank you!
1950s photo
1960s photo
photo - Copy
1985-86 photo
1993 photo
1990s photo