August 20, 2026

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Deputies, Dispatchers & Correction Officer Soar Above the Call of Duty

Yerington NV – August 20, 2026

Sheriff Pope presented Meritorious Service Medals, Life Saving Medals & Lifesaving Awards to Deputies, Dispatchers and Corrections Lieutenant during the Lyon County Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday.

The Meritorious Service Medals:

Deputies Fettic, Patchen & Cooper with Sheriff Pope.



The Life Saving Awards:

Dispatch Manager Eric Engelman; Deputy Beck; Commissioner Cassinelli; Deputies Fettic, Patchen & Cooper; Sheriff Pope; Commissioners Hockaday, Keller, Hendrix & Jacobsen; Nevada State Correctional Lieutenant Kyle Day.


The Lifesaving Medals:

Dispatchers Kyara Davis & Sarah Walker were unable to attend this presentation, but were represented by Dispatch Manager Eric Engelman.

The law enforcement officers, dispatchers, and correctional officers who face public criticism on any given day are often the very people who will put their own lives on the line to protect you, help you, and save you when you need them most.