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🌱 How Coffeyville townspeople turned the Dalton Gang’s heist into a rout

Coffeyville, Kansas Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Coffeyville townspeople turned the Dalton Gang’s heist into a rout
  • See how Coffeyville stacks up in this week’s road showdown

Also on today's calendar: Volunteer Day for Army SSG Shane Savage and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Sunday: Sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 52.
  • Monday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 77 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Today in History—October 5: The Dalton Gang Tries to Rob Two Banks at Once (britannica.com) — A famous 1892 bank robbery attempt in Coffeyville turned into a deadly shootout when townspeople armed themselves and fought back against the Dalton Gang. The story walks you through how the gang targeted Coffeyville’s two downtown banks, how local clerks and residents stalled and resisted, and how the failed heist left multiple outlaws and townspeople dead.
   

• Kansas high school football scores: Wichita-area Week 5 results from Friday (kansas.com) — Coffeyville fans can follow their team on the road this week, as the schedule highlights the Coffeyville at Winfield matchup among a full slate of Wichita-area and south-central Kansas high school football games. The roundup lists City League and AV-CTL contests, plus district games across multiple classes, helping you track rivals and regional standings.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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