NewsFebruary 15, 2008
New sheriff named in Lincoln County
TROY, Mo. (AP) -- A captain in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department is taking over the top spot. The eastern Missouri county's commission today chose 51-year-old Kent Hanshew as the new sheriff. He replaces Dan Torres, who resigned Wednesday to take a job with a private company...
TROY, Mo. (AP) -- A captain in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department is taking over the top spot.
The eastern Missouri county's commission today chose 51-year-old Kent Hanshew as the new sheriff. He replaces Dan Torres, who resigned Wednesday to take a job with a private company.
Hanshew has been with the department since 1999, and worked there full-time since 2002.
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Torres was first elected in 2000 and was serving his second term. He says the new job offers better pay and benefits.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
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