Marshall County Sheriff Department recognizes life saving efforts and long term service

Pilot News Group Photo / Jamie Fleury. 20 years of Service Beau Holcomb and Dennis Dreibelbis were recognized for 20 years of service to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Friday afternoon. Shown in photo: Beau Holcomb and Marshall County Sheriff Matthew Hassel
Pilot News Group Photo / Jamie Fleury. Life Saving Richard Ayala (left), Zach McGuigan (middle), and Blake Bennett (not shown) were honored by Marshall County Sheriff Matthew Hassel (right) with a Life Saving Award for their efforts which including CPR and Naloxone which resulted in patient revival and transport to the hospital.

Article subitted by The Pilot News Group Staff Writer Jamie Fleury

MARSHALL COUNTY — During the annual Christmas dinner Friday, Marshall County Sheriff Matthew Hassel recognized several law enforcement officers and Marshall County Sheriff Department (MCSD) employees for life saving efforts and long term service.

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Indiana Department of Health Updates County Metrics Map

Starke County is the only county in the tri-county area in the red status on the Indiana Department of Health’s updated County Metrics Map.  The red status is means there is a very high spread of COVID-19 in the county.  Marshall County and Pulaski County are back in the orange status where the community spread of COVID-19 still remains an elevated concern.

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Another 50 COVID-19 Cases in Tri-County Area

There were another 50 COVID-19 cases reported to the state in the tri-county area, according to Tuesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.  That breaks down to 26 people in Marshall County, 18 people in Starke County and six people in Pulaski County.  They were among 4,057 people who have tested positive with COVID-19 from December 2 through December 13. 

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Marshall County Extension Educator Receives Award

Glenn W. Sample Dean of Purdue College of Agriculture Karen Plaut presents Extension educator Karen Rickey with the 2021 Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence in Educational Service. Photo provided by Purdue University

Marshall County Purdue Extension Educator Karen Richey is the recipient of the Indiana Farm Bureau’s 2021 Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence in Educational Service. 

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