Members of the drug court team who attended the Tulsa training session are (back row, from left) Gary Matheny of Luce Mackinac Alger Schoolcraft (LMAS) Health Department, Daryl Boerigter, drug court coordinator, attorney Stuart Spencer, Assistant Prosecutor Fred Feleppa, Michigan State Police trooper Fred Strich; (front) facilitator Karen Barnes, probation officer Deb Luepnitz, clerk Mary Ann Mullins, court administrator Jeanine Blakely, and Judge Beth Gibson. (Photograph courtesy of Judge Beth Gibson) The 92nd District Court drug court team attended a national training session in Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 14 to August 18 to learn more about drug court development and management.

The team received a grant from the National Drug Court Institute to pay for the training, which was offered by the Institute.

With a goal of developing a drug court in Mackinac and Luce counties, the team will next begin to search for federal and state funds to implement the program. The drug court will provide intensive monitoring and treatment for drug offenders.