Sharon Upchurch
February 13, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
CANTON, Mo. — A building that used to be a popular bar for Culver-Stockton College students and alumni collapsed Monday afternoon and was demolished hours later. Tycher Blakely, chief of the Canton Police Department, said OC’s at the corner of Fifth and Clark collapsed “around 2:15 or 2:30 p.m.” “There were some workers in there,…
Read Full Article October 27, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
CANTON, Mo. — The work isn’t complete in Canton. The Canton City Council met during a closed session Wednesday night and voted to hire Tycher Blakely as the chief of the Canton Police Department. Canton has been without a police chief since city officials placed Justin Allen on administrative leave on July 31. Officers Toby Moss,…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article August 9, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
CANTON, Mo. — About 100 people jammed into City Council chambers in Canton’s City Hall, with some even sitting on the floor. A few dozen more listened and fanned themselves in a crowded hallway. Most of them appeared to endorse the idea of maintaining the Canton Police Department. However, it won’t be long before the…
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