🌱 How an Odessa deputy helped America’s first woman sheriff make history

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• How an Odessa deputy helped America’s first woman sheriff make history

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
• Sunday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• America's first female sheriff Minnie Mae Talbott and the killer who changed history (martincitytelegraph.com) — A piece of Lafayette County history includes Odessa’s own James Forsha, who served as deputy sheriff under trailblazing Sheriff Minnie Mae Talbott after her husband’s 1919 murder. The story traces Talbott’s rise as America’s first elected female sheriff, the brutal crime that led to her election, and a new “Minnie Mae Day” celebration in Lexington honoring her legacy.
   

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Sunday June 14

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🗞 Nearby News

Blue Springs

• Blue Springs police chase ends in at least 1 felony charge after 2 hit-and-run crashes (kctv5.com)
• Going to Kansas City World Cup 2026: Attractions East of Kansas City Stadium (kcsoccerjournal.com)
• 16 E 63rd St, Kansas City, MO 64113 (zillow.com)

Warrensburg

• State Fair Community College announces spring honor lists - Star-Journal (warrensburgstarjournal.com)
• Former Alton coach Bob Rickman taking over EA-WR girls basketball post (bnd.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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