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St. Joseph honors first responders and awards Medal of Valor after two separate rescues
Summary
At its June 16 meeting the St. Joseph City Council recognized citizens and emergency personnel who used an AED and CPR on Jan. 5 to revive John Coughlin and presented a Medal of Valor to off‑duty Officer Vic Weiss for intervening in a March 8 assault; officials emphasized bystander CPR, AED access and coordination with county deputies.
The St. Joseph City Council used its June 16 meeting to recognize two separate acts of public service: a January cardiac‑arrest rescue at Kennedy Community School and an off‑duty intervention on a city trail in March.
Deputy Chief Matt Johnson introduced a group of police, fire and citizen responders who helped save a man who collapsed while playing pickleball on Jan. 5. John Coughlin, the patient, attended the meeting with family and told the council he is “forever grateful and thankful for every single one of you in this…
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