Farm toys surge in collectibles market at small Missouri shops
TENNA Mo AP farm toys attract all ages says Charles House and May House who run a home based store south of Vienna off Highway 63. John Deere replicas draw the most interest with a 1 64 scale selling for 5 to 15 dollars while 1 16 scale models fetch 110 to 150 dollars. Pedal tractors remain popular at community events and sell for about 150 dollars.
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Tenna
Charles
May
Vienna
Highway 63
Allis-Chalmers Trac
Honse
James May
Town and Country Equipment
Jefferson City
John Deere
Car drives into Fleming Music by two year old son
Chanute father’s 1983 Caprice sits running outside Fleming Music when two year old Camron Harris shifts into gear and backs the car through a wood panel under front windows. The vehicle later leaves the parking lot, travels north on Plummer Road, and ends in a ditch with no injuries. Sheriff’s report notes the child climbed to the gear shift while strapped in a child seat. Local store owner’s family says the boy learned a lesson.
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Hanute
HNS
Chanute
Fleming Music
N. Plummer
Neosho County
Jason L. Harris
W. Mulberry Apt
Fleming
Plummer Road
Camron
Post-Christmas returns rush at Independence stores
AP reports hectic after Christmas as givers and recipients rush to return gifts in Independence Kansas. Retailers advise bringing receipts and staying calm, with staff increasing service to ease delays. Customers urged to have receipts for quicker service.
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Kan
Debra -Bell
Ic Penney
Nancy Smith
Kmart
Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant Eyes Improvements After Drill
Wolf Creek has never been a top performer but shows ongoing efforts to improve. A Nov. 25 inspection cited five low level violations including unapproved operator in the control room and a mis-marked drawing. No one was exposed to high radiation. Ed Winn praised three way communication and drills as training aids, noting better awareness. The NRC will continue monitoring until progress is evident.
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Wolf Creek
Johnson
NBC
Ed Winn
Winn
Commission
Yard decoration thefts and vandalism warned by police
Dale Wilson and Elizabeth Maxwell report missing lawn ornaments valued at 20 and 150 dollars respectively. A hand carved Santa Claus and three reindeer were stolen from Best Western Hallmark Inn for 100 dollars. Herrman notes juveniles often commit vandalism as theft and advises precautions without banning outdoor displays.
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S. Chestnut
Dale Austin Wilson
W. 3Rd
Elizabeth A. Maxwell
Best Western Hallmark Inn
S. Princeton
Herrman
Congress debates tax changes and highway funding in 1998 session
Lawmakers push for a flatter 20 percent income tax while signaling a long transition period and broader tax debate. Congress plans a long-term highway bill, with Kansas set to gain about 91 million annually. Fort Riley faces potential Army troop growth and Camp Funston modernization near six million dollars. Railroad congestion on Union Pacific routes remains a concern as oversight looms with the Surface Transportation Board reauthorization.
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IRS
Snowbarger
Brownback
Roberts
Clinton
Kansas
House
Senate
Fort Riley
Union Pacific
Moran
Transportation Committee
Congress
Southern Pacific
Grad student to trek to South Pole for science at KU
Ilya Kravchenko, a University of Kansas graduate student, sails to Antarctica to install electronics for the Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment. NSF oversees travel logistics. season runs Oct to Feb with up to 180 workers at McMurdo and 1,100 nearby. He aims to study high energy particles from deep space and black hole dynamics.
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Awrence
Kan
Ilya Kravchenko
Antarctica
Kravchenko
University of Kansas
South Pole
Uni
Prl Sea
Outer Space
Dave Besson
Besson
Parti
National Science Foundation
Pole
McMurdo Station
Ukraine
Lynn Simarski
McMurdo
Simarski
Kansas
Missouri boy battles rare genetic disease ALD in family
In Lee's Summit Missouri an eight year old boy Adam Goff is diagnosed with adrenoleukodystrophy ALD a genetic disorder that damages nerve fibers and adrenal glands His mother Lyn Goff describes a past of dehydration vomiting and a coma before diagnosis While careful diet and medication help now ALD remains a serious condition carried in mothers genes with carriers among the family and imminent risk to other sons.
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Adam Goff
Underwood
Adam
Lyn
Bat
Childrens Mercy Hospital
Alex
Ald
Lorenzo's Oil and ALD affect a boy's life and diet
The piece describes ALD and Lorenzo's Oil origins from the Odones and their son Lorenzo. It notes the oil can slow progression in early stages, not cure, and emphasizes strict fat limits and daily doses. Adam, treated early, shows improvement, gains in height and reading, with family adapting diet and activities to his needs.
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Venes
Camp Funston
Surface Transportation Board
Ends of the Earth
Missouri
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Lyn Goff
Lorenzo
Polly Green
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore
Green
Hugo Moser
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