Frontier Army Museum seeks $5.5 million for phase one
Volunteers for the Frontier Army Museum Association raise $1.3 million and turn to the Kansas City area for private funds. The project aims to expand from 27,000 square feet to host exhibits on frontier warfare, expansion, and the Civil War. The aging building failed fireproof and humidity controls, with a rare silver peace medal stolen in January.
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Stephen Allie
Thomas Jefferson
Kansas City
Glotzbach
William A. Dietrich
Association
Overland Park
Trial delayed in DeSoto school board conflict case
A DeSoto school board member Alvin R Knight had his trial postponed until 9 a.m. Feb 16 in Johnson County District Court. Knight faces two misdemeanor counts of violating the conflict of interest law for voting on district payments to his employer Bill Bros Sporting Goods Inc. in fall 1988 and spring 1989.
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Desoto
Johnson County
Alvin R. Knight
Knight
Bill Bros. Sporting Goods Inc
Kansas City
Derailment of Cotton Belt train near Fowler Kansas
Seventeen cars of a Cotton Belt train derailed along a half mile of track near Fowler Kansas. A hopper car caught fire and two farmhouses were evacuated as highway 54 was closed for about two hours. No injuries reported. Firefighters extinguished the fire. contents remained unidentified. An investigator from the railroad surveyed the site.
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Fowler
Meade County
Mike Cox
Kansas
Cox
Meade
Ford
Drought aid applications open in county offices
Douglas County farmers can apply for federal drought assistance created last month. About 20 applications have been mailed by the Farmers Home Administration, with a Sept 4 deadline. Jefferson County, harder hit by drought, has many inquiries. Officials expect more submissions in 30 to 45 days as sites report busy matching requests.
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Dean Altenhofen
Douglas County
Farmer’s Home Administration
Altenhofen
Jefferson County
Oskaloos
Lawrence
Kansas
U.S. Agriculture
Clayton Yeutter
Missing child found on school bus after frostbite scare
A Kansas City kindergarten pupil Angela Terrell fell asleep on a Mayflower bus and missed her stop, spending nearly two nights inside the bus. Found in the bus lot about 1 40 a m Sunday she was hospitalized in fair condition with frostbite to hands feet and legs. The driver was fired for failing to inspect the bus before leaving the route.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Angela Terrell
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Ashland
Mayflower
Children’s Mercy
Kyle Martin
Mayflower Contract Services
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