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The Van Buren 911 dispatch center will be consolidated with two others in the county into one center at the Crawford County Sherriff's Department.

The Crawford County Quorum Court is looking for a 911 director for the upcoming consolidation. 

Currently, the county has a 911 advisory board, but the board has appointed a committee made up of the county’s police chiefs, fire chiefs, EMS, and sheriff’s department. 

Crawford County Judge Dennis Gilstrap said he hopes to appoint a 911 director to be in charge once the 911 dispatches of the county have been consolidated. The new director will become a county employee…