CANFIELD — Cheri Smith sits at the dispatch desk at the Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol with a box of Cheerios nearby and 1980s music on the radio at a low volume.
It’s Thursday — the day before her official retirement date — but she will work for another two weeks because she wants to be sure the post is well staffed through the Canfield Fair.
Friday marked 40 years and one month since her career as a dispatcher began, and this is hardly the first time she’s put her colleagues first.
