CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Northampton County Chief Deputy Christopher Ziegler and Sheriff Richard H. Johnston celebrate five new deputies who graduated May 20 from the Pennsylvania Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Training Academy. The new graduates - Clinton Wambold, Kyra Stanilious, Jared Crouthamel, Meaghan Seybert and Eric Hammer - began working for the county Nov. 15, 2021, and successfully completed the 19-week training course.