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The mayor of a city in western Kansas announced her resignation, citing threats made against her after she affirmed her support for the city commission's previous decision to implement a mask mandate.
Dodge City Mayor Joyce Warshaw announced her resignation on Tuesday, effective immediately, while law enforcement officials have been notified about some of the threats, according to
“I understand people are under a lot of pressure from various things that are happening around society like the pandemic, the politics, the economy, so on and so forth, but I also believe that during these times, people are acting not as they normally would,” Warshaw said. “I think it’s best for me and the city that I love to remove myself from the commission at this time and from the mayorship so that the city can move forward and be the best that it can be, because I believe in the city.”