What An Honor And Opportunity For Hubbard County To Have DION PEDERSON THE NEW SHERIFF sota State Patrol Mi ate Patrol GOTA Mi sota Sta Dion Pederson, left, and his wife Sue Pederson are both troopers with the State Patrol. Pederson won the 2017 Trooper of the Year award after 20 years of service. The couple lives in Park Rapids 29 Year Veteran In Law Enforcement Pederson teaches firearms and crash investigation at the law enforcement academy in Camp Ripley. In addition to his on-the-road duties and his mentoring work, Pederson also made presentations about crash analysis last year at the east- and west- central Toward Zero Deaths conferences. » MSP's website said "Year after year, he continues leaving an agency in a better place than the year before."https://dps.mn.gov Prepared and paid for by Dion Pederson For Sheriff Committee, PO Box 803, Park Rapids, MN 56470