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One locksmith has been changing hundreds of locker combinations for nearly two decades

WBUR
Published September 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM EDT
For 19 years, Vernon Nichols has reset all of the locker combinations for Winslow Junior High School before the start of a new school year. (Sativa Peterson/KJZZ)
Sativa Peterson/KJZZ
For 19 years, Vernon Nichols has reset all of the locker combinations for Winslow Junior High School before the start of a new school year. (Sativa Peterson/KJZZ)

KJZZ’s Sativa Peterson introduces us to a locksmith who has been changing the combination of hundreds of school lockers at one northern Arizona school for the last 19 years.

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