BUCHANAN — As the new city clerk for Buchanan, Kalla Langston said she is ready to serve the town that’s been dubbed the “Nicest Place in America.”
Langston brings experience and energy to the position, having served four years as a deputy clerk at Lincoln Township – where she became an accredited election official.
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