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DECEMBER
31 2021
5 Wellsville police officers commended for going above and beyond BY KATHRYN ROSS WELLSVILLE — Five officers with the Wellsville Village Police Department were recognized Dec. 27 by their chief for going above and beyond when it comes to serving the community. Chief Tim O’Grady sent off a message to the mayor and trustees lauding the extra efforts put forth by Officers PJ Sherman and Jared Ma ison, Lt. Josh Kear and Officers Bryant Hughes and John Valentine. In recent weeks, the officers have responded to three individual incidents in which their extra efforts protected the lives and welfare of local residents. Responding, Mayor Randy Shayler said, “Thank you for sharing this information about lifesaving heroic acts by members of WPD. We are all fortunate to enjoy a department of professional law enforcement individuals whose efforts make Wellsville the home we want and know it to be.” To Sherman and Madison, O’Grady wrote, “I would like to commend you on the lifesaving skills that you implemented on Dec. 2 for a man who suffered a cardiac arrest during a property damage auto accident. Your performance of CPR gave the man a fighting chance and allowed him to be transported to the hospital to receive a higher level of care.”
Provided T o Kear and Hughes, O ’ G r a d y wrote, “I would like to commend you on the life-saving efforts you displayed at a mental health crisis call that occurred on Dec. 13. Your quick decision to utilize a Taser which caused a man in crisis to drop a knife and ultimately saved his life. A health care professional commented on the action and thanked the department, saying, “I wanted to send a quick message to thank the officers that responded to a mental health issue today. I was not going to send a message, but a er si ing and thinking and realizing the reality of it and everything you all do for the community, I just wanted to send my gratitude. Your officers responded fast and swi ly.” On Dec. 16, a fi re broke out in the evening at an apartment building at 165 Madison St. Fire department personnel and officers responded. Although the fi re devastated
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State Assemblyman Joe Giglio (from left), U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, Allegany County legislators Curt Crandall and Judy Hopkins, Julie Schmidt from state Sen. George Borrello’s office, and legislators David Decker, Karl Graves and Bill Dibble, pose for a photograph during Monday’s Allegany County Board of Legislators meeting in Belmont. The legislators said goodbye at the last meeting of their terms of office, which end Friday.
Crandall, 4 others take bow at end of Allegany County board tenures BELMONT — Five Allegany County legislators ended their tenures on Monday, including the head of the body for over a decade. The Board of Legislators on Monday said goodbye to outgoing District 1 legislators Curt Crandall and Judy Hopkins; District 2’s Dave Decker, District 3’s Bill Dibble and District 4’s Karl Graves. During the fi nal board meeting of the year, featuring visits from U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, state Assemblyman Joe Giglio, R-Gowanda, the quintet was feted for their combined 65 years on the board: Crandall, who has served
as board chairman since 2006, was fi rst appointed to fi ll a vacancy in 2000 before winning his own term in 2001. Prior to that time he served several terms as a Caneadea town councilman. Hopkins, a Fillmore resident, was appointed in 2015 to the board. She won a oneyear term to fi ll the vacancy in 2016 and a four-year term in 2017, serving six years on the board. Decker was fi rst elected to the board in 2013, serving eight years on the board. Graves, formerly the Andover mayor and town supervisor, fi rst joined the legislature on an appointment to
fi ll a vacancy in January 2011 and spent just shy of 10 years on the board. Dibble joined the board in the 1990s, serving as majority leader and vice chairman for part of his fi rst 16 years in office. He later won another term in 2017, tallying 20 years in office. “It’s truly been an honor to serve with each and every one of you,” Reed said. “You have represented us extremely well with who you are, what you have done, and what you will continue to do for the residents of Allegany County.” Reed also thanked the spouses of the legislators
for their work supporting the county. Acknowledging that some were present, “and some of them can’t be with us, but we never forget,” he said, looking at Hopkins. Hopkins’ husband, Theodore, served on the board for 10 years and was the majority leader at the time of his death in 2015 at the age of 70. Judy Hopkins was appointed to fi ll the remainder of his term, and won elections in 2016 and 2017 for her own seat. Giglio also addressed the board, referring to the occasion as bi ersweet a er
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