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The former mayor of Dodge City, Kansas says her life was threatened after she voiced her support for a COVID-19 mask mandate.
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On Tuesday, Dog City Mayor Joyce Warshaw officially resigned from her elected position, effective immediately. The resignation comes after Warshaw felt her safety was in question. She says she, along with other city commissioners, were faced with aggression and threats of violence through email and phone calls. Well, maybe if I am the target, if I remove myself, maybe they can calm down. The backlash escalated following a recent article published by U. S. A. Today regarding the city s mask mandate. Those that were against the man mandate were very aggressive in their Burbage, she says. Although she has stepped down as mayor, she stands by the decision she made in that role, wearing mask and distancing and trying to limit our crowd size. That is the least we ca