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Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor Effective Monday, October 16, the Social Security Administration (SSA) office located at 2021 Independence Ave. has closed and all services have been relocated to a new address in…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor What would you like to be for Halloween? Whether it’s an animal, an occupation, or the latest superhero, store-bought costumes are the easy choice. As trick-or-treating became the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor A two car collision on Sunday, September 10, took the lives of a Northeast resident and his daughter. The incident occurred at the intersection of 17th Street and…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Along a mud road that later became 40 Highway, a family produce stand developed into a dining experience that lasted over 60 years. In 1870, the grandparents of…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor The Dial-A-Matic Automatic Adding Machine needs no batteries or solar power to calculate the answer. A series of connected rotary wheels and gears could be dialed to compute…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain, Contributor When investor Lamar Hunt (1932-2005) wasn’t able to convince the National Football League (NFL) to add expansion teams or purchase an existing team in 1959, he…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain, Contributor Opening at select art theaters across Kansas City on Friday, September 29, Nelly Don, The Musical Movie tells the dramatic tale of a local business woman…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Putt putt to the Pizza Hut so the kids can take home this bag puppet featuring Pizza Hut Pete for hours of fun long after the pizza is…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Saving a summer’s bountiful garden harvest for later in the year was essential for homemakers decades ago, and the invention of the reusable glass jar made the process…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor From sweet and tart to savory, visitors to the 3rd Annual Ground Cherry, Garlic and Good Times Festival on Saturday, September 16 will have a chance to…
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