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A non-profit news organization, bringing coverage to underserved communities since 1932
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Out of the attic and into our hearts, Raggedy Ann and her brother Andy have been having adventures and telling stories for over 100 years. Created by…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The sales ladies that displayed plasticwares to homemakers during in-home parties had a new product to share in time for Christmas in 1965. TupperToys joined the array…
Dorri PartainDay or night, Christmas cheer fills the yard at the home of John Burke and Lisa Pugh. For the past 12 years, the couple, along with their two children, have…
Dorri PartainDecorating a mansion for the holidays is no easy task, but owners Jeff Zumsteg and Jeff Linville, known to friends as “The Jeffs,” put on quite a display every year.…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Once upon a time, children’s toy boxes contained charming puppets made right here in Kansas City, and sold around the world. It’s not make-believe that Hazelle Hedges…
Dorri PartainIt was beginning to look a lot like Christmas when we visited with this week’s Face of Northeast, Beverly Martinez. Beverly is a long-time resident of Northeast, attended Scarritt Elementary,…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The development of children’s toys followed the development of new vehicles. Once the gas-powered farm tractor was invented in 1892, smaller versions that could be powered by…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Gobble, gobble! Make room on your Thanksgiving dinner table for this turkey decoration, then just fold it away until next year. Often called “honeycomb tissue” due to…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Cooks were able to take their daily cooking tasks “out of the Space Age and into the Stone Age” when Rival Manufacturing introduced a small appliance named…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor “Mount Washington Cemetery: In Search of Lost Time” is available by calling the Mt. Washington office at (816) 252-4141. The office is currently closed to the public indefinitely…
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