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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is divisive. Maybe nowhere more so than in his hometown, Lexington, Missouri.
Josh Hawley sets himself up as an antidote to “cosmopolitan elites,” who he says are ruining America. Hawley draws his rural credibility from growing up in Lexington, a historic town of about 4,500 people on the Missouri River. But Hawley wasn’t born in Lexington, and many say he checked out years before actually leaving town.
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City of Lexington Police Chief to retire in February
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Lexington Police Chief Mark Sink announced on Monday that he will be retiring at the end of February.
A 30-year veteran at the Lexington Police Department, Sink was sworn in as Chief of Police in 2015 following the retirement of former chief Tad Kepley. His last day will be on Feb. 28.
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According to Lexington City Manager Terra Greene, the city has posted the job availability and is currently interviewing internal candidates for the position. She said the interview process should take approximately 30-days before the new chief is named.
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