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Doctor Carlton Rule has been appointed to replace Dan Ayres as CEO of both Tri-Town Regional Hospital in Sidney and O’Connor Hospital in Delhi. Dr. Rule told WCDO News about his new role:

(Dr Carlton Rule 9-5-14)

Dr. Rule will assume his new role on September 29th, replacing Dan Ayres who is taking a similar position in his home state of West Virginia.

State Senator Tom Libous & his attorney appeared in federal court this morning in White Plains to discuss various motions that the defense will file, including a motion to change the venue to a federal court room in the Northern district of the state.  Motions from Libous’s defense attorney are due by November 3rd; the prosecution has until l November 24th to respond.          Senator Libous is schedule back in court on January 9th where the judge will consider the motions.  Libous & his son Matthew were named in a federal indictment in July following allegations that Libous used his political influence to get his son a job with a Westchester county law firm. No trial date has been set.

Delaware County Deputies investigated a 2-car personal injury auto accident on State Highway 28 in the Town of Meredith Sunday.  Deputies reported that Kathleen Hibbard of Delhi crossed the double yellow line and entered the on-coming lane striking Thomas Nau of Roanoke Virginia.  Nau was transported to O’Connor hospital with minor injuries.  Hibbard was issued a traffic ticket for failure to keep right, she faces action in Town of Meredith Town Court on September 17th.

The O' Connor Hospital and Tri-Town Regional Hospital Boards of Trustees have appointed Carlton Rule as Chief Executive Officer of both institutions effective September 29th. Dr. Rule will succeed Dan Ayres, who announced in July that he is returning to West Virginia to become CEO of Summersville Regional Medical Center. Dr. Rule will continue as medical director of Bassett Healthcare Network health centers in the Delaware County communities of Delhi, Andes, Stamford and Walton.

The Delaware County Sheriff's Office arrested 36 year old Matthew Parker of Walton Thursday on a Sealed Grand Jury Indictment Warrant charging him with 3  counts of Criminal sale of a controlled substance.  Parker  was indicted by a Delaware County Grand Jury following a month long heroin trafficking investigation in Walton and Delhi.  Parker was found to be in possession of 293 bags of heroin, along with several hundred dollars cash, which was subsequently seized by Investigators.  Parker was also in possession of public assistance benefit cards from the State of New York as well as the State of Virginia.   Parker was arraigned in Delaware County Court before Honorable Judge Cark Becker on Thursday afternoon and was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility without bail pending future court appearances.

State Police arrested 21 year old Jesse Emmett of West Davenport for Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, Criminal Possession of a Weapon & Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and 29 year old Heidi Morgan of Knoxville, Tennessee for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance & Possession of a Hypodermic Instrument.  Emmett & Morgan were issued tickets returnable in the Town of Oneonta Court on July 22nd.

CEO Dan Ayres of O’ Connor Hospital in Delhi and Tri-Town Regional Hospital in Sidney, announced that he has accepted a position in West Virginia as President and CEO of Summersville Regional Medical Center. Ayres’ last day here will be September 28th. Ayres has been CEO at O’ Connor Hospital since 2004 and Tri-Town Regional Hospital since 2009, a search for a replacement is underway by Bassett healthcare officials.