MULLEN, Neb. -- A county's sheriff has put in their resignation that will be effective in March of this year. 

Hooker County Sheriff Wynn Wiens submitted his resignation as County Sheriff on Feb. 9 and will be leaving March 24. 

"This is one of the most difficult decisions I have ever made," Wiens said in the Facebook post. "The Mullen community and surrounding area residents have been overwhelmingly supportive, and i have been proud to and enjoyed serving the community."

Wiens said that it was his own decision, and he has chosen to pursue and further his career in Emergency Medical Services with an ambulance company in Ogallala. He said he will be doing this while continuing to work in law enforcement there. 

"I have been a part of this community for 30 years; Mullen will always be my home," Wiens wrote. "It is a great place to raise a family, and I have deep roots here. I will never forget the people here."