{"id":77029,"date":"2019-12-30T08:11:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T12:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=77029"},"modified":"2020-01-02T08:21:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T12:21:20","slug":"sheriff-gary-howard-to-be-sworn-in-for-final-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2019\/12\/30\/sheriff-gary-howard-to-be-sworn-in-for-final-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff Gary Howard to be sworn in for final term"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On the eve of becoming Tioga County\u2019s longest serving sheriff, Gary Howard has announced that his upcoming fifth term will be his last. Serving as sheriff for the past 16 years and a member of the Tioga County Sheriff\u2019s Department for the previous 42 years, Howard will be sworn in for his final term on Jan. 2 during a ceremony set for 9 a.m. at the County Office Building, located at 56 Main St. in Owego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis will be it, this will be my last term. At the end of (his next term) will be almost 47 years, I think that\u2019s plenty,\u201d Howard said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Howard, who said that he has a keen fascination with the history of the Tioga County Sheriff\u2019s Department, said that at the conclusion of his next term he would be the longest serving sheriff; the first sheriff in Tioga County was commissioned in 1791.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I first started I couldn\u2019t imagine this is where I would be all those years later. I love this county and I love the sheriff\u2019s office, it\u2019s been a wonderful career and I have enjoyed it,\u201d Howard said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Howard said that he himself went back and made a list of every sheriff that has ever served in Tioga County.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/12\/Howard2-1024x798.jpg\" alt=\"Sheriff Gary Howard to be sworn in for final term\" class=\"wp-image-77031\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/12\/Howard2-1024x798.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/12\/Howard2-300x234.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/12\/Howard2-768x599.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/12\/Howard2-1536x1197.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/12\/Howard2.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The attached is a list of all of the former sheriffs that served Tioga County. Provided.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love the history for the sheriff\u2019s office, I\u2019ve collected stuff, I\u2019ve got some old badges from a sheriff in the 30s, I\u2019ve got a certificate from the only hanging done in county history from 1880 (framed) and signed from the sheriff at the time,\u201d Howard said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting as a corrections officer, Howard said that over the years he has held nearly every job in the department and is still one of the first people in the office in the morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCorrections, dispatch, supervisor, criminal investigations; I love the people I work with, I love what I do. I don\u2019t even set my alarm for work, I look forward to Monday morning,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Howard said his love for the job hasn\u2019t diminished as the nature of the position and public perception of law enforcement has changed over the years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s become a really tough job, new laws and regulations are always coming out. When I went to the police academy it was eight weeks long, now I send a recruit and it\u2019s six months. Shows how much has changed, how much more there is to learn and practice. And when they do get out, we have to have them with a field-training officer for six weeks. When I got back from the academy they just put me to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When talking about upcoming bail and evidentiary discovery reforms set to go into effect Jan. 1, Howard said that he enjoys the challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor me it\u2019s a challenge, that\u2019s the way I see it; a challenge to get these new laws into effect and train the deputies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being such a large part of the history of law enforcement in Tioga County, Howard tried his best to downplay his contributions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see it as a huge milestone for me, you never know the next sheriff might serve six terms, but at the same time it\u2019s cool, this little slice of history for the sheriff\u2019s office.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the eve of becoming Tioga County\u2019s longest serving sheriff, Gary Howard has announced that his upcoming fifth term will be his last. 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