County Sheriff’s Office hands out yearly awards

Cortland County Sheriff Mark Helms, left, speaks at a recent yearly award ceremony for the road patrol division. (Photo provided by the Cortland County Sheriff's Office).

The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office handed out yearly awards to its road patrol division in a recent ceremony.

County sheriff Mark Helms and undersheriff Chad Burhans distributed the following awards to officers:

Recognized for not using any sick time – Sgt. Cody Sandy, Sgt. Kurtis Ayres and Sgt. Chris Twigg

Certificate of Honorable Service – Sgt. Peter Wright, officer Neena Testa and Sgt. Kurtis Ayres

Certificate of Recognition – Sergeants Anthony Phelps, Kurtis Ayres, Peter Wright, Cody Sandy, Kim Natoli, Chris Twigg, and officers Neena Testa, Dalton Strickland, Ryan Aylesworth, Joe Boellmann, Andrew VanPatten, Ethen Eldred and Mike Gates

Certificate of Community Relations – Officer Mercedes Slade