September 25 – After 34+ years with the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department, Emergency Communications Specialist Jan Makowski has retired. Makowski worked for over 30 years at the Virginia dispatch center (Midway) and then transferred to the consolidated dispatch facility in Duluth. Throughout her last day at work, numerous public safety organizations called via radio wishing Makowski a happy retirement. “Jan had our backs,” said a number of EMS personnel. “She is going to be missed!” Prior to joining the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department, Makowski worked for two years as a dispatcher at the Ely Police Department. Makowski is a member of the St. Louis County Rescue Squad and the Greenwood First Responders. To honor her many years of public safety dispatching, Makowski was given a ride on the LifeLink 6 helicopter in Hibbing.
