 Speaking on KMA's Morning 9 program yesterday morning, Nebraska City Mayor Brian Beckett says the council felt it was important to recognize Lacey for his over four decades of service to the community. He joined as a patrolman in 81, and he was promoted to sergeant 10 years later in 91, and then he was promoted to captain in 2004, and then to chief in 2006. So for the last many, many years, 16 years or so, he's been at the helm as the chief and the