Area Officers to Get Statewide Recognition
By: KOLR10/KOZL News
Updated: October 9, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Two emergency responders from the Ozarks will receive the Medal of Valor from Gov. Jay Nixon Thursday for extraordinary acts of bravery and heroism in 2011.
Joseph Heath works for the St. John's Ambulance Service.
Jeffrey Elliot is part of the Springfield Fire Department.
Six other Missourians will be honored during Thursday's ceremony.
