National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 8th - 14th, 2018.  During this week the ShowMe Times will feature local telecommunicators.

Brad Ruppel is with the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department and lives in Dexter.

He has been in telecommunications for about a year and a half.

He is married to his beautiful wife Mindy and has three boys 10, 7, and 5 years of age.  Boys are Jake, Zane, and Ryan.

"We are always listening and always ready," commented Ruppel.