{"id":2432,"date":"2020-04-15T15:33:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T15:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/?p=2432"},"modified":"2020-05-01T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T15:11:26","slug":"wsu-in-the-news-wsu-alum-first-black-mayor-in-anoka-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/2020\/04\/15\/wsu-in-the-news-wsu-alum-first-black-mayor-in-anoka-county\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU in the News: WSU Alum First Black Mayor in Anoka County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2433\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/5e8f9431e50dd.image_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2433\" class=\" wp-image-2433\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/5e8f9431e50dd.image_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: The Citizen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Winona State University alumnus and former football player, Darion (D.) Love \u201992, was recently appointed mayor for Centerville, Minn., making him the first black mayor in Anoka County.<\/p>\n<p>Love, a Chicago native, has lived in Centerville for 19 years and has worked at State Farm Insurance for 28.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly serving as councilman and then vice-mayor, Love was appointed by former Mayor Jeff Parr last month. His fellow council members, who hold Love in high regard, unanimously appointed him, noting his professionalism and calm demeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Love sees his new position as mayor through a lens of team effort and representation of the community, especially those who cannot always speak for themselves. \u201cWe\u2019re strong together,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Love and his new role as mayor, read The Citizen\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presspubs.com\/citizen\/news\/new-mayor-has-calming-presence\/article_3ef26072-7aa9-11ea-a01e-f30834a399c9.html\">full article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winona State University alumnus and former football player, Darion (D.) Love \u201992, was recently appointed mayor for Centerville, Minn., making him the first black mayor in Anoka County. Love, a Chicago native, has lived in Centerville for 19 years and has worked at State Farm Insurance for 28. 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