{"date":"2026-07-22","prevHash":"c6c348fc4273ddada04147b364d735e878a014353c13698ab311de33fd65358b","items":[{"firstSeen":"2026-07-22T05:00:07.618Z","title":"A Legacy of Service: Officer Jason Cooley Steps Off the Beat and Into City Hall","url":"https://northeastnews.net/pages/a-legacy-of-service-officer-jason-cooley-steps-off-the-beat-and-into-city-hall/","source":"Northeast News","sourceId":"northeast-news","tier":"professional","isoDate":"2026-07-22T05:00:00.000Z","excerpt":"Bryan StalderContributor Last week, a familiar face officially stepped off the beat. 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