(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff * One day a newly elected sheriff, a bachelor, asked the retiring sheriff if he could give him any advice on running the jail. The veteran sheriff replied, "Yes, get married as soon as possible." * In its first 150 years, Reno County has elected thirty-two of its thirty-three different sheriffs. This book will introduce each one of the lawmen chronologically, in separate chapters, … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff
Calvin Sheppard
Sheriffs of Reno County: Calvin Sheppard
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Calvin Sheppard (1925-) Sheriff 1959-1963 · Click to see photo of Calvin Sheppard Calvin and Carol Sheppard are off to vote. It’s Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 1964, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Finally, on the ballot, the people of Kansas get to decide on an amendment to the state constitution. Will sheriffs be allowed to seek more than two consecutive two-year terms? * “I’m pretty sure the amendment … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Calvin Sheppard
