Mettie Herndon Ottawa pioneer judge and stenographer dies
Mrs Mettie E Herndon 88 of Golden Colo died June 26 in Wheatridge Colo after a career as Kansas Wyandotte County justice of the peace and long time court reporter. Born in Beloit she helped form Middaugh and Middaugh stenography, achieved 100 percent accuracy on a National Shorthand test in 1915, later owned Herndon Drug Store in Ottawa and led the Kansas City Kan Women’s Chamber. Survived by three daughters, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Memorials to the Arvada church. Ottawa niece also listed. Memorials planned in Highland Cemetery arrival later.
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Mettie Herndon
Mettie E. Herndon
Golden
Colo
Wheatridge
Calo
Herndon
Beloit
Kansas
Old First District
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kaw
National
Ottawa
Kan
Women's Chamber of Commerce
First Pilgrim Congregational Church
Arvada
First United Church
Pauline Swift
Natalie Schmitz
Ruth Rouland
Overland Park
Paul Shipps
Highland Cemetery
Land and Simms
Popular Bottle Rockets Spark Kansas City Fire Havoc
In what fire officials labeled the worst Fourth of July in recent memory, bottle rockets caused at least 20 fires and more than $100,000 in damage in the Kansas City area. Authorities blamed the fireworks for widespread blazes and hazard, with homeowners and parks reporting incidents.
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Kansas City
Robert L. Wilcox
Johnson County
Kan
Consolidated Fire District
Blue Springs
Mission Hills
Stolen Buick Found After Weekend Theft
Ottawa Kansas officers recovered a stolen 1977 Buick Regal in a field on West Second after linking it to plates stolen from a Tractor Supply Company vehicle. No suspects identified. business closure over the holidays delayed discovery.
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Minnick Motors
West Second
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Vandal spree hits Ottawa businesses during long weekend
During the July 4 weekend vandals fired at Ottawa shops and banks. Windows were shot out at People’s National Bank rear door and First National Bank east windows. Pete’s Skelly and Gas Service Company also suffered hits. A bullet path through multiple walls was described at Gas Service. No injuries or occupants were reported.
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Ottawa
Peoples National Bank
First National Bank
Pete's Skelly
Seven Die In Kansas Accidents
Seven people died in Independence Day weekend traffic crashes across Kansas, including Hutchinson youths Troy Vanoy and Tom McCowan. Victims also included Gary Foust of Carbondale, Billy Adkerson of Wichita, Jamie Givens of rural Kansas City, John Cunningham and Timothy Florez of Topeka, with multiple injuries and ongoing hospitalizations. Community events and church notices accompany the casualty report.
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Associated Press
Hutchinson
Kansas
Gary Foust
Carbondale
Kan
Osage
U.S. 75
Troy Vanoy
Tom McCowan
Ellsworth
Billy J. Adkerson
Wichita
U.S
Kingman
Jamie Givens
Arkansas City
Missouri Pacific
John Cunningham
Timothy Florez
Topeka
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