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New mayor forms ad hoc committee to assist in search for Canton police chief; Lewis County Sheriff's Department providing security for now

August 22, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

CANTON, Mo. — The newly appointed mayor of Canton has appointed a five-person citizen’s advisory ad hoc committee to help with the search for a police chief. Well, the committee is actually searching for an entire police department. Sharon Upchurch, the city’s mayor pro tem for the past two weeks, was sworn in as the…