Harmon earns state traffic safety award

Officer Marcus Harmon, center, stands with Columbus Police Chief Kyle Clark, left, and Columbus Mayor Grant Spieth, right. He is the first recipient of the Kansas Traffic Safety Officer of the Year award presented at the Annual Impaired Driving Conference held in Wichita October 5 and 6.
Officer Marcus Harmon, center, stands with Columbus Police Chief Kyle Clark, left, and Columbus Mayor Grant Spieth, right. He is the first recipient of the Kansas Traffic Safety Officer of the Year award presented at the Annual Impaired Driving Conference held in Wichita October 5 and 6.

The first ever Kansas Traffic Safety Officer of the Year award was presented to a Columbus Police Officer at the 21st annual Impaired Driving Conference (IDC) hosted in Wichita earlier this month.

Officer Marcus Harmon, a three-year veteran of the Columbus Police Department, is the first officer to receive the award which is expected to be given annually moving forward.

According to the Kansas Traff…