Barker retires with 31 years of service to Polk’s citizens

  • Polk County Sheriff Steve Ross, right, presented Keith Barker a plaque recognizing his 31 years of service to the sheriff’s office and the citizens of Polk County.
    Polk County Sheriff Steve Ross, right, presented Keith Barker a plaque recognizing his 31 years of service to the sheriff’s office and the citizens of Polk County.
  • This photo shows the East Polk County staff of the sheriff’s office. The exact year could not be determined. From left are, front, dispatchers Laverne Collins, Becky Cearley, and Bobbie Waters; and standing, K-9 Deputy Sheriff Mike Mull with Bernard, Deputy Brian Fields, Chief Deputy Lew Crawford, Deputy Bill Cherry Jr., Deputy Randy Swafford, Deputy Keith Barker, and dispatcher Markie Huffman. Not pictured are deputies Weldon Boring and Brian Epperson and Detective Kevin Cole.
    This photo shows the East Polk County staff of the sheriff’s office. The exact year could not be determined. From left are, front, dispatchers Laverne Collins, Becky Cearley, and Bobbie Waters; and standing, K-9 Deputy Sheriff Mike Mull with Bernard, Deputy Brian Fields, Chief Deputy Lew Crawford, Deputy Bill Cherry Jr., Deputy Randy Swafford, Deputy Keith Barker, and dispatcher Markie Huffman. Not pictured are deputies Weldon Boring and Brian Epperson and Detective Kevin Cole.
    The door closed behind 31 years of  service to the community where he was born and raised when Captain Keith Barker retired from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office last month. Barker...

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