Mayhew honored with Commendation Award

ON JAN. 23, Logan County Sheriff Powell awarded Deputy DelRay Mayhew with the Sheriff's Commendation Award for his actions on Dec. 20, 2023 during a semi crash on I-76 at milepost 141.

Deputy Mayhew was the first emergency responder on scene and observed the driver, who was severely burned laying on the ground outside of the semi, which was fully engulfed in fire. Deputy Mayhew recognized the dangers associated with this and quickly moved the driver, along with bystanders, away from the semi to the opposite side of the median.

Almost immediately after moving everyone away, a large explosion oc...