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Trading Post 1-17-2015

*Exercise equipment. Recumbent bike, Westlo Pursuit 360R. Like new. $80.00

Tonylittle Gazelle Freestyle. Like new. $50.00 Text or call. 816 244 3289

 

* 2 entertainment centers. Very good condition. Will hold large TV. Both have drawers and doors. Also good 32″ Sanyo TV. Text or call. 816 244 3289.

 

* Antique well pump $150,

antique brass kerosene blow torch $35

816 341 3380

 

* Wanting to buy a Black and White Boarder Collie. 6 to 8 weeks old. No AKC needed. Would also like a Black and White Boarder/ Spaniel mix. Text with pics to 816-646-9801

 

* APRI chihauauh puppies 2 males 2 females $375 each
4 foot blade with 3 point hitch $150

2 powered chairs $400 for pair

AT&T cell phone $40

color TV $15

660 928 3238

* 3 used traction tires Ford F550  $100

816 261 6941

 

*  2002 mercury sable looking for parts 97-98 maybe 2002

boat and some heaters

816 273 3016

 

* 16 foot ladder  $50

electric cement mixer $100

Huskies full size diamond plated toolbox $75

816 261 9042

* Antique mohagnay desk $350

Office chair- Leather $50

816 661 4297

03 F250 four wheel drive $1200 or best offer

816 769 9594

 

* Pool table 7 foot  $150 or best offer

1967 Harley davidson golf cart $300 or best offer

chainsaws $50 a piece

looking for: house jacks 4 foot- 7 foot

Campers $9000 for each

816 279 8334

 

* recliner with heat and massage

16 inch 60 wheels chrome $200

looking for:washing machine

816 233 6496

 

* baby goat $35

816 271 3070

 

* mobile home $20000

looking to trade for ground

Work truck 2003 Dodge pickup $2500

97 Ford escort $1800 (Warrensburg)

660 281 2672

 

* Trail blazer $2200

816 383 4190

 

* Looking for old vices

816 617 4567

 

* Parts for a pickup 88-98 hoods, doors and a fender and a grill

816 233 6496

 

* electric cook stove

2 mens new work boots size 9

95 minivan

72 GMC pickup

looking to pickup old app

816 351 2846

 

* Stereo tabletop plays CDs cassettes and records $50 or best offer

Knife curved blade and sheath. 13 inch blade $50

18 speed bicycle $75

816 244 5036

 

* Big Mac box used for storing tools $100

hospital bed that raises on both ends $150

816 536 4361

 

* Coats  1 slicker, couple of military coats, 1 Nascar

Electric stove

816 244 4557

 

* Looking for Ford Focus or Ford Ranger- manual

Needed for parts

660 281 2672

 

* Looking for 52 chevy car parts

old shotgun looking for stock plastic or wood

913 683 2422

 

* 99 Honda accord Ex model 42600

08 Ford 150 8 foot bed $5900

816 752 0726

 

* looking to buy semi trailer 30-53 foot for storage

816 238 3459 ask for Bill

 

* Love seat sofa $100

816 261 6941

 

* 2002 oldsmobile $2700 or best offer

leather couch little rough some tears Free

913 370 2454

 

* Golden retriver puppies $400

816 676 1288

 

*Looking for scrappers off of Barry Road

816 244 0430

 

* Wonder Wand 251 antennaes $50

816 273 3016

 

* 2002 Buick century $1100

1999 Chevy 300 series truck $1800

2001 Grand Am GT engine blown

816 617 8861

 

* 2004 G350 van $10000 or best offer

660 254 0558

 

* fridge with ice maker $100

816 261 6941

 

* bales of hay $30 a bale

bale unroller 3 point hitch $800

816 294 0832

Trading Post 1-10-2015

* Antique well pump, Fairbury Ne, $150,

antique kerosene blow torch, brass, $35.  A (816) 341-3380

 

* Like new outback oil skin duster,black, size:XL. $75.00.

set of golf clubs excellent condition comes with 2 wheel caddie cart. $75.00 text or phone. Me at 816-262-0241

 

*At&T cell phone $45

4 ft blade 3 point hitch $150

API registered chihuahua puppies $375 each

2 handicap power chairs $400 for both

color tv $15

660 928 3238

 

*   looking for King size box spring and matress

set of tires  245/70 R16s

816 232 2529

* Bathroom vandy and top  $325

18 LA3 motorcycle batteries $30

816 344 8576

* firewood for sale $65 a pickup load

306 chainsaw $30 or best offer

mocolla chainsaw $50 or best

816 249 1990

* 55 gallon barrel $65 each

firewood$ 65 a half ton

816 671 0234

 

* 4×8 trailer like new $800

816 248 2958

* looking to buy old vices

816 617 4567

* 1967 harley davidson golf cart $300

3 chainsaws 1 electric 2 gas $50 a piece

hot tub needs top $300 or best offer

816 278 8334

* slot machine like new $200

wheels 60 for GMC pickup chrome $200

wheels for little ranger pickup $300

12 volt battery $40

816 233 6496

* quart cans of colarant or tint paint assorted colors $35 a can

785 442 3654

*looking for: used washing machine

for sale: 160 small bales of grass hay

good tires for four wheeler 11 inch

816 324 3981

* car for sale: 99 Honda Accord four door. automatic $2900

816 752 0726

*looking for log splitter any size will trade for

816 671 0234

* 16 inch chainsaw hardly used $85

816 279 0173

* Jack power post truck pulling equpment $1000

Mccoy clown cookie jar $100 or best offer

1997 Ford escort $1500

2003 Dodge ram pickup $3500

looking to swap truck for smaller truck

660 281 2672

* Pompier ( poodle mix) puppy for sale

816 271 3070

* Deer corn

660 254 6226

* looking for 2002 transmission for pontiac montana

816 585 1711

* for sale  1999 chevy one ton 2 wheel drive $1900

2000 ford F150 extended cab no transmission $600

1996 Saturn four door $550

titles for everything

816 617 8861

* 14×70 mobile home sell just the mobile home

660 281 2672

* looking for house jacks 4 1/2 ton bottle type jacks for home.. no pole jacks

looking for insolation

14 inch tires off of Neon 80

Mercury sable

816 273 3016

* looking for acoustic guitar made by Dave Flumer

for sale: high class guitars

573 470 2286

* 97 Dodge 3 quarter ton 5 speed $2500

94 Ford Ranger

660 442 6038

* looking for a  16 inch wheel for a 1933 lincoln mark 8

816 273 3016

 

 

KFEQ Trading Post 1-3-15

* Items: Firewood Mulberry split 1/2 ton P/U load U-load $65.00 55 Gal Burn Barrels metal no lid $16.00 each U-pick or fee for delivery. St. Joseph. (816) 671-0234 

Remington 870 Slug Barrel Burris Scope GPS w/sheath $378.50 OBO Skil circular Saw 7 1/4 blade 2.6HP electric $40.00.   St. Joseph. (816) 671-0234

 

* Wanted items:

pitchure post cards of trains, cities etc,
wanted morgan silver dollars,
wanted north america artifacts forsale a nice book with pictures titled pioneers of the old west $20
telephone kansas city, mo.
*AKC REGISTERED DOBERMAN PINSCHER PUPPIES IN BLACK AND TAN , RED AND RUST , BLUE AND RUST , AND FAWN AND RUST! ERICH AT 606-878-6395
* Like new craftsman motorcycle lift jack.70.00. Incumbent exircise stationary bike. 40.00.
24″ mountain bike bought new ridden little do to health issues.75.00 1942 Mosin Nagant 91/30 excellent condition comes with some ammo and strip clips.175.00. New XL concealment leather motorcycle jacket has inside pocket for weapon concealment 75.00. 816-262-0241.
*1991 ford ranger half ton four wheel cylinder $1500
kawasaki 500 motorcycle $1500
1966 half ton four speed $2000
fourteen foot behind trailer $700
816 248 1814 785 991 0103
* arrowheads sell all 4
816 3448648
*2009 Kawasaki falcon 900 custom motorcycle 7400 miles
trailer for truck  $5200 for both
straight razors $125 each
hood ornament 1940 packard  $125
set of pans guardian service 8″ skillet $300
660 723 2977
* barbie 4 wheeler 12 volt $75
large birdcage on stand $40
816 273 9451
* Go chair battery powered battery charger $600
816 341 3932
* looking for
Glider porch swing glider
upright freezer in good working shape, clean
backpacks for interframe  65 liter backpacks
816 390 4521
* 1999 ford F550 7 foot bed new shocks tires 143,000 miles $5300
freezers 4 left $800
 816 617 9090 or 816 617 4646
* slot machine $250
shoe mudder amp 10 battery charger $35
battery ranger truck $40
816 233 6496
* 1982 trans am 81440 miles
816 632 3849 or 816 724 1105
* 6 foot 3 point blade ford
232 8826
* looking for a pair of snow tire 185 65 or 70 14 inch
816 244 7848
* 0 steer mowers
culler mower  $1500 or best offer
chopper 60 inch cut $1500 or best offer
816 244 3439
* beersteins $10 @ st joe auction
785 442 3654
* skag mowers
cheetah 61″ cut
walk behind 0 radius mowers
weedeaters
chainsaws
816 617 9090 or 816 617 4646
* registered chihuahua puppies shots $375 each
4 foot blade 3 point hitch $150
2 power chairs for handicap people $400 for pair
white mint green afghan full size bed $55
at&t cell phone $45
660 928 3238

* winter coats 2 men leather and camo, ladies coat flank coat

looking for a couple plexiglass windows 2 foot

looking for 9 mm or a 45

816 244 4557

 

* 3 drawer antique dresser $45

fully built industiral weedeater $25

22 inch lawn mower deck handle and wheels no engine $5

10 imp battery charger $20

816 646 1548

 

* looking for couch 6 ft couch no hideway cloth

660 937 2924

 

* nice table

two table top jewelry cases $200

816 390 8255

 

16 ft fold up ladder $50

14,000 baseball cards $75 for all

816 261 9042

* little boy puppy most of his shots $200

816 271 3070

* looking for house jacks steel bottle type no pole jacks

2002 mercury sable

816 273 3013

* Homeland boat trailer  $75

816 854 0545

* small square bales of hay few 100 bales grass mix $3 a bale

3 point draw anchor for tractor hold stuff to move your lift around $45

816 369 3781 or 816 262 2616

overhead camper slide into back of truck $100

816 344 8648

* bumper off of a 96 pickup $40
816 261 6750

* 67-72 chevy GMC pickup

15 inch 5 load steel wheels for trailer

6×8 old rc fence panels

looking to pick up scrap metal

2 old mowers

tailgate 73-87 GMC

816 351 9976

 

* looking to sell a Ram pickup $3900 for truck

looking for small pickup for self

660 281 0238

* jack for trailer hitch as light as can get

816 233 8048

 

 

 

Trading Post 12/27

Trading Post

 

*go chair  816-341-3932

 

*antique well pump $150, antique brass blow torch $40  816-341-3380

 

*like new mountain bike $75, receiver hitch 2 bike carrier $50, lincoln stick welder $250, like new craftsman motorcycle jack $100  816-262-0241

 

*wanted a 22 revolver and morgan silver dollars and arrowheads AND PICTURE POSTCARDS  816-446-6165

 

*APRI REGISTERED FEMALE CHIWAWA $250, 4FT BLADE W/3 PT HITCH $150, 2 POWER CHAIRS $400, ATT CELL PHONE $45  660-928-3238

 

*2003 CARAVAN TO PART OUT  816-646-1548

 

*2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN $2900  785-442-3654

 

*HARRIS 6′ MOWER TO SELL, TOPPER FOR 6” PICKUP BED AND GLIDER  785-741-5402

 

*ACCORDIAN $40  816-344-8648

 

*INSULATED COVERALL 38-40 $10, 2 STUDDED SNOW TIRES  P19-517-R14 $50   660-582-8621

 

*WOOD STOVE  816-344-0594

 

*BROWN LEATHER RECLINER LIKE NEW $150  816-279-2821

 

*WANT TO BUY AN S10 89-92 WITH 4PT3 MOTOR AND NEED 15IN WHEELS 660-937-2924

 

*DINING ROOM TABLE WITH 4 CHAIRS 52IN $300  816-233-1101

 

*GUN VAULT FOR PICKUP OR SUV WITH KEYED ENTRY $275 OR TRADE FOR GUN   816-383-0122  OR 816-424-1262

 

* WANT A COUCH LONG 6FT+  2924

 

*BALES OF MIXED GRASS HAY BIG BALES NET WRAPPED $35 WOULD TAKE CALVES IN TRADE AND WILLING TO BUY CALVES 660-654-0045

 

*SLOT MACHINE, WHEELS FOR TRUCKS AND CARS VARIOUS SIZES AND CHEVY HOODS AND OTHER PARTS 816-233-6496

 

*LOOKING FOR NON-WORKING LAWN MOWERS AND SCRAP METAL  816-238-8437

 

*’99 FORD EXPLORER RUNS GOOD HIGH MILAGE $1600  383-0858

 

*JAZZY POWER CHAIR LIKE NEW  $650, VIDEO MAGNIFICATION FOR DESK OR HAND HELD VARIOUS PRICES, IPHONE 5 SPRINT, 2 WALL MOUNTED BATHROOM SINKS  816-436-1555  OR  816-328-9216

 

*84 CUTLASS SUPREME DRIVEN BY OLDER LADY ALL ORIGIONAL  $3500  816-390-5335

 

*160 SMALL BALES HAY 2ND CUT WITH SOME CLOVER $4, LOOKING FOR A USED WASHING MACHINE  816-324-3981

 

*2003 DODGE RAM 1500 2WD NEW TIRES AND BATTERY 170K MILES$2500  WILL PARTIAL TRADE FORSMALL CAR, ALSO HAVE CAR AND SMALL EPIPTMENT PULLING TRAILERS , OLD COOKIE JAR, AND 14X70 TRAILER $14500  660-281-2672

 

*5TH WHEEL CAMPER $2000  641-455-7284

 

*WANT AN OLDER HONDA 3WHEELER, AND PORTABLE BAND SAW, AND CHAINSAW AND MIG WHELDER  785-457-3654

 

*GOLF CART 2007 CLUB CAR $1700, AND 99 HONDA ACCORD 4DR AUTO,  816-752-0726

 

*13IN BLADE WITH SHEATH VERY ORNATE WITH CARVINGS $50, OLD TIME KNIFE $20, GEORGE W BUSH TALKING DOLL 2004 $35  816-244-5036

 

*SOFA BEIGE WITH RECLINERS $400, QUILTS, DRAPES TAN 84 LENGTH AND WANT A 72X80 SLIDING PATIO DOORS  816-262-2385

 

*LOOKING FOR A SEWER AUGER WITH 100FT CABLE, AND LOOKING FOR STEVENS RIFLES AND 1952 CHEVY CAR PARTS 913-796-3112  913-683-2422

 

*HAVE A FRONT BUMPER OFF 96 CHEVY SILVERADO AND WANT SCRAP METAL  261-6750

 

*3PT 4 BLADE 6FT AND 2 RURAL MAIL BOXES 232-8826

 

*1967 HARLEY DAVIDSON GOLF CART 3WHEEL, 4 CAMPING TRAILERS $9000 INCLUDES LOT 279-8334

 

*2002 BUICK CENTURY 4DR $1100, 96 SATURN 4DR $600, 99 CHEVY 1TON 3500 SINGLE CAB LONG BED $1900  816-617-8861

 

*ELECTRIC COOK STOVE MENS WORK BOOTS AND MENS TALL COVERALLS AND 72 GMC PICKUP AND FORD PICKUP AND LOOKING FOR METAL SHED AND SCRAP METAL 351-2846

 

*32IN COLOR CONSOLE TV WITH GLASS FRONT $85, LG FLIP PHONE NEEDS MIN $5, ANTIQUE 3 DRAWER DRESSER $45  816-646-1548

 

*PIG $200  816-244-5036

 

*HAY FOR SALE SMALL BALES A FEW HUNDRED KEPT DRY $3 BUY 100 OR MORE WILL COME DOWN ON PRICE  816-262-2616

 

*TRAILER REAR END FOR SMALLER TRAILER, MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COATS, MEN’S JEANS 32-34. LOOKING FOR A SMALL PISTOL  816-244-4557

 

*1997 FORD ESCORT HATCHBACK 33MI PER GAL $1600  660-281-2672

 

*48IN BATHROOM VANITY AND MOTORCYCLE BATTERIES   816-344-8576

 

*WANTING OLD HORSE OR PONY SADDLES   816-244-4300

 

*67-72 GMC TRUCK PARTS , CHEVY TAILGATE, CHROME VALE COVERS AND PRIVACY FENCE PANELS AND 15IN STEEL WHEELS, AND WANTING SCRAP METAL  816-351-9976

 

*JOHN DEER 6620 TITAN 2 COMBINE AND 218 FLEX HEAD TO GO WITH IT AND 440 CORN HEAD – AND JD 7000 4 ROW PLANTER   AND LOOKING FOR A PARTS BOOK FOR 9500 SIDEHILL COMBINE  402-335-7746

 

*BOOMBOX RADIO WITH CD AND CASSETTE AND AM/FM $50 OR BEST OFFER AND KENMORE ELECTRIC CLOTHES WASHER 641-455-3681

 

*36X80 STORM DOOR NEW $75  816-279-2725

 

*MOSSBURG 500 SHOT GUN WANT TO BUY  816-244-5482

 

*SCRAP METAL 20FT RAIL AND SCRAP STEEL FRAME WINDOWS WANT TO GET RID OF AND FILE CABINETS  OVER 1000 LBS FREE  816-244-3075

 

Trading Post 12/20

Trading Post

 

*Sony playstation 4 console, new in box for $300   816-279-8682

 

*Antique well pump $150, Brass blow torch $50, small computer/television speakers $10   816-341-3380

 

*LAWNMOWER, WORK BENCH $35, FIREWOOD FOR SALE (DEPENDS ON LOAD), CHAIN SAW NEEDS WORK   816-294-1990

 

*4FT BLADE 3 PT HITCH, 2 POWER CHAIRS $400 PAIR, ATT CELL PHONE $45, APRI REGISTERED FEMALE CHIWAWA W/SHOTS AND COLOR TV $15  660-928-3238

 

*RANGER PARTS (HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE PADS, BRAKE SHOES, ETC.)   233-8048

 

*22 RIFLE OR SHOTGUN OLDER MODEL WANT TO BUY   816-344-8648

 

*JAZZY POWER CHAIR LITTLE USED 2 YRS OLD BEST OFFER, WANT TO BUY A RAMP TO UNLOAD FOR PICK UP    816-749-5850

 

*LONG GUNS 20 GAGUE AND THOMPSON RIFLE BOTH IN GOOD CONDITION   816-424-1262(best)    816-383-0122

 

*GLASS TOP TABLE W/CHAIRS $250 OR BEST OFFER   816-233-1101

 

*VAN AND 3 TRACTORS, ’05 FREESTAR FORD $3000 OR OFFER, 460D MCCORMACK, ALICE CHAMBERS FROM 1930’S AND 9N FORD WANT OFFER FOR ALL  785-442-3654

 

*WANT A SMALL DOG FOR X-MAS   387-1910

 

*SLOT MACHINE WORKS WELL $350, 2 BAR STOOLS $75 PAIR, TRUCK PARTS DOORS FOR CHEVY PICKUP, ALSO FENDER AND HOOD  816-233-6496

 

*35 TRACTOR WITH 6 FT FINISHER ON IT, WHITE TOPPER 6FT BED  785-741-5402

 

*WANT TO BUY A TRAILER TO HAUL A CAR  816-749-5850

 

*ELECTRIC STOVE, MENS WORK BOOTS SIZE 9 MEN COVERALLS SIZE XL TALL NEW, GMC AND FORD TRUCK AND PLYMOTH MINIVAN AND LOOKING FOR METAL UTILITY SHED OR SCRAP METAL   351-2846

 

*1980 CAMERO $300   816-261-8423

 

*SMALL POMPUU PUPPY 15 WEEKS 4 LBS, PARTIALLY BROKE $250 FIRM CAN SEND PICS ALL SHOTS   816-271-3070

 

*SET OF STUDDED SNOW TIRES  225-75-R15’S ON FORD WHEELS AND SET 4 TIRES 235-75-R15’S MOUNTED ON WHEELS   660-582-9798

 

*MENS COATS AND LADIES FLIGHT COAT, MILITARY COATS, SODA MACHINES W/AIR TANK CO2, LOOKING FOR A PISTOL  816- 244-4557

 

*NEED AN OVERSIZED RECLINERS  816-390-5814

 

*CASE LOADER BUCKET 6FT WIDE FOR SNOW ETC $600, LOOKING FOR A DUMP TRAILER WITH HYDRALIC SYSTEM AND WANT A DIRT BIKE   816-390-6136

 

*METAL EMBLEM ON FRONT OF FORD TRACTOR AND A 6FT BLADE 232-8826

 

*PENNYS ROLL AWAY BED WITH SPRING MATTRESS  $100   816-294-4543

 

*PAIR OF SNOW TIRES T19517R14    660-582-8621

 

*97 F150 4WD LARIATE $3200 OR BEST OFFER, A BUMPER OFF 97 CHEVY  261-6750

 

*OVER 1000 SMALL BALES HAY IN BARN $2.50 A BALE CAN DELIVER CLOSE TO ST. JOE  816-262-2616  OR 816-369-3781

 

*MAGNIFERS AND DESK TOP AND HANDHELD ONES, WALL MOUNTED BATHROOM SINKS AND LOOKING FOR A SNOW BLOWER  816-328-9216

 

*LOOKING FOR A DOG FOR A 7YR OLD CHIWAWA WHO’S MATE JUST DIED TO TRADE  816-273-3016

 

*’67-72 GMC TRUCK PARTS, TAIL GATE, HAVE SOME TRAILER WHEELS AND PRIVACY FENCE 6X8 FT AND WANT SCRAP METAL, ALSO PUCH MOWERS    351-9976

 

*2 USED TIRES 235-70-16 $10  816-783-7500

 

*WASHER $300  641-455-3681

 

*LOOKING FOR SEWER AUGER, OLD SHOT GUNS AND RIFLES  1952 CHEVY PARTS   913-683-2422

 

*WANT A CAMPER SHELL  752-5913

 

*18IN SNOW TIRES, 2 WAGON WHEELS AND MEAT PROCESSOR AND LOOKING TO BUY ODDS AND ENDS  816 -617-4646

 

*LOOKING FOR A 12 GAUGE MOSBURG 500A   816-244-5482

 

*BASEMENT ITEMS FOR SALE INCLUDING PETROLUM STOVES AND MISC  816-685-3236 BETWEEN 1-3PM

 

*LOOKING FOR A GAS COOK STOVE IN GOOD SHAPE 816-238-0364

 

*2002 BUICK CENTURY 4DR HAD SOME WORK DONE $1200, 1992 OLDSMOBLIE CUTLASS CIERA NEEDS MINOR WORK $1000, AND 99 CHEVY PICKUP 2WD SINGLE CAB LONG BED $1800  816-617-8861

 

*ANTIQUE WALNUT DINING RM SET WITH 4 CHAIRS, WINDSHIELD OUT OF CORVEREE 816-244-0139

 

*4 ALUMINUM WHEELS FOR RIVERA OR LESABRE  $150  816-752-3676

 

*1993 CHEVY Z71 350 AUTO, LIFT KIT $3000,  2 OTHER CARS FOR $500 ACCORD AND ELANTRA  816-261-6931

 

*2003 DODGE RAM REG CAB AND BED V8 NEW FRONT TIRES $2500, AND 1997 ESCORT HATCHBACK $1800 OR BEST OFFER  14X70 MOBILE HOME NEAR WARSAW 3BDRM FREE STANDING FIREPLACE 660-281-2672

 

*1 STEEL WHEEL FOR 67 CHEVY 15/8, 12 BLOT REAR END 64-71 CHEVY JUST HOUSING IS FINE   816-721-6565

 

*2002 CONCORD LIMITED NEW TIRES AND NEW STRUTS $5499   816-324-5269

 

*2001 CHEVY 3/4 VAN CARGO USE V6 $1900  816-752-0726

 

*LIKE NEW COUCH $400 BOTH ENDS RECLINE BEIGE, QUILTS $65 KING SIZE AND EXTERIOR DOOR $35    816-262-1704

 

*LARGE TRUCK TIRES 33-12.5-20IN ALSO HAVE RIMS $500 FOR ALL 752-0726

 

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Trading Post Listings

Got something you want to buy? Something to sell? The Trading Post on 680 KFEQ is the place for you! Tune in and give us a call each Saturday morning starting at 10:05. Our call in numbers are 364-6868 and 1-800-258-6868.

Miss something from the last show? Couldn’t get the number down in time? We do our best to get it all here, but for more information, call the lister. Here’s what we have:

Protein a key component of an ideal breakfast

The old adage bears repeating – eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.

Put another way, nutritionists believe breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It breaks the fast, provides fuel for the body and prepares for healthy nutrient intake.

John Schlageck writes for the Kansas Farm Bureau.
John Schlageck writes for the Kansas Farm Bureau.

Breakfasts vary, however, and beginning your day with a meal that includes plenty of high quality protein remains the foundation for experiencing healthy benefits.

The ideal breakfast for weight loss contains 25-30 g of high-fiber, low-sugar carbohydrates. Foods such as eggs, lean meat, low-fat dairy, beans afford good choices for breakfast as well.

“If you’re too busy for breakfast, you’re probably giving up more than a meal,” says Karen Hanson, Manhattan Hy-Vee registered dietitian. “Research shows kids who eat breakfast perform better in school. And if you’re trying to lose weight, eating breakfast jump-starts your metabolism and keeps you from over-eating later.”

Children rely heavily on a consistent food intake, the dietician notes. If they miss breakfast, that period of semi-starvation before lunch can create physical, intellectual and even behavioral problems.

Kids who eat breakfast and are physically active concentrate better. They typically score higher on tests.

Keep grab-and-go items like cereal, yogurt, fruit and string cheese on hand for busy mornings. On those really rushed mornings, kids can eat in the car on the way to school or day care. It’s better than not eating at all.

Other tips include making oatmeal with milk instead of water; eating lunch, dinner or snack foods (ham and cheese sandwich, leftover veggie pizza) for breakfast; or using yogurt or low-fat milk to make breakfast smoothies.

Adults need a breakfast boost too.

“Breakfast recharges your brain and body after the overnight fast,” Hanson says. “If we skip breakfast, our body responds by increasing hunger and hanging on to calories. If you’re trying to lose weight by skipping breakfast, you’re sabotaging yourself.”

A bowl of whole-grain cereal and a banana is a quick breakfast that will keep you focused all morning. Try leftover pizza with 100 percent juice if you’re not a breakfast-food fan.

A balanced breakfast makes a big difference in overall health and well-being, Hanson says. Here are three tips for making breakfast fit into your morning routine.

Organize the night before. Set the table with bowls and spoons for cereal. Ready a blender for smoothies. Make muffin or waffle mix so it’s ready to cook in the morning.

Keep it simple with a bowl of high fiber, higher protein cereal and fruit.

Pack breakfast to go. Plan a nutritious breakfast that can be eaten in the car or on the bus. Teens might like a banana, a bag of trail mix and a carton of milk. You can also check out breakfast options at your child’s school.

A recent American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study suggests a breakfast containing 35 g protein from lean beef and eggs leads to improved appetite control and satisfaction throughout the day.

Eating breakfast results in diet quality. It sets the stage for the rest of the day while moderating appetite swings and improving vigilance and memory tasks.

John Schlageck, a Hoxie native, is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified farm in northwestern Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.

New mental health crisis strategy to launch in KC

The Rainbow Mental Health Facility in Kansas City, Kan., has been mostly closed since 2011 but will reopen in April as an around-the-clock crisis stabilization center for people with mental illness.- Alex Smith
The Rainbow Mental Health Facility in Kansas City, Kan., has been mostly closed since 2011 but will reopen in April as an around-the-clock crisis stabilization center for people with mental illness.- photo Alex Smith

By Alex Smith
KCUR

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Every day, police in the Kansas City region are inundated with calls to handle mental illness emergencies.

“Usually more than one time a day,” said Wyandotte County Sheriff Don Ash. “Calls could come in from a family member. Calls could come in from the general public, from a business owner.”

It might be someone with severe depression or who has schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

“People get off their medications,” Ash said. “They get to feeling better, don’t think they need to take ’em. And then after a period of time, they sort of relapse or they slip back.”

Police may pick up people for minor violations such as loitering or trespassing. Even though it is clearly a mental health emergency, he said, police typically have little choice but to take them to jail or an emergency room.

A Department of Justice report shows that nearly two-thirds of jail inmates have some kind of mental health problem. Some have committed real crimes, but many have not.

Ash believes taking these people to jail is not a great way to deal with a crisis, and it taps police resources.

“They’re not available to be doing what the public truly expects them to be doing, and that is really dealing with suppressing crime or investigating crime,” Ash said.
Earlier this year, Gov. Sam Brownback came to Kansas City, Kan., to announce a plan he hopes will change the script.

Rainbow Mental Health Facility, a former state psychiatric hospital that has been mostly closed for the past few years, will be converted into a crisis stabilization facility where police can take people with mental health issues.

“It is our hope that this is going to be one of the most helpful and significant changes in the mental health system and its delivery in this state over the past, even couple of, decades,” Brownback said at the event.

Many involved in mental health agree the revamped facility near the University of Kansas Hospital could make a big difference. But they see it as just one step forward after years of lagging support for mental illness programs.

Susan Crain Lewis, president and CEO of Mental Health America of the Heartland and co-chair of the Metropolitan Mental Health Stakeholders, said mental health funding has steadily eroded for several years. “It’s not been a question of ‘Let’s get something more,’” she said. “It’s like ‘How can we hold on to the bare minimum?’”

State grants that helped community mental health centers in Kansas treat people without health insurance were created in the early 1990s. They were reduced by about 50 percent after the recession of 2008 and have not been restored to previous funding levels.

Lewis said those cuts have meant people with mental illness who are uninsured or underinsured can’t get the help they need.

“The minute you can’t go to your doctor for any amount of time, you get sicker,” she said.

Many advocates trace a new interest in mental health funding to the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a 20-year-old man who may have had a mental illness killed 20 children and six teachers.

About a month after the Sandy Hook shootings, Brownback announced plans for a new Kansas mental health strategy. He said he would channel $10 million into a regional mental health hub system.

Rainbow Mental Health Facility in Kansas City, Kan., has been all but empty since being cited for safety violations and staffing concerns in 2011. It will reopen April 1 as the first new around-the-clock crisis stabilization center in Kansas. Patients might stay a few hours or a few weeks. The new facility will have 10 longer-stay beds, compared to 50 beds that had been at Rainbow.

Ash, the Wyandotte County sheriff, said the facility will make a difference.

“I believe we will start to see a reduction in some of these people that we see, or that we see on a regular basis,” Ash said.

Lewis is optimistic but cautious about the change.

“It’s a huge help, but it doesn’t solve all of the problems,” she said.

While the crisis center will fill an important gap, Lewis said grant money still needs to be restored for community mental health centers. Those funds are needed to help people after they stay at the crisis center.

“The connection’s essential, but how long can that connection hold?” Lewis asked. “And how much can the community mental health center bear with no more revenue for the ongoing needs of those people?”

Spring, Dad and Farm Memories

Farm Bureauby Estil Fretwel, Director of public affairs with Missouri Farm Bureau

Maybe I am becoming my Dad.

My kids complain about how cold and long this winter has been, and I tell them stories of snow so deep that it took a bulldozer to clear open our county road for the school bus to get through. Similarly, my Dad would tell stories about snow drifts that completely covered the fences, and when the sun melted the snow on top and it refroze overnight, he would ice skate on top of the snow to school.

My Dad was a farmer who believed in getting up early, working hard, expecting help from his kids and going to church on Sunday. He wasn’t perfect, could get irritable and impatient, but was appreciative, quick to laugh and was “farm smart” in getting work done.

We would labor long hours on the farm but would take time to go into the house for lunch (Dad liked to eat, another sign I am becoming my Dad) or stop in the field for an afternoon snack brought by Mom (did I mention eating?). If we kids had a ballgame that evening, Dad would take time to go, even if it meant leaving a field early before work was done.

Dad had several good friends as neighbors who would frequently stop by during the day to visit. The conversations weren’t long…neighbors just keeping in touch…but it was good to “facelook” the community news and to share plans for the day in case we could help each other out.

I don’t ever remember Dad saying he loved farming. For him it was hard work and not very profitable, particularly in the years of poor crops or prices. We had adequate farm equipment, not the newest and biggest. We went on a few but memorable vacations. We always had food to eat, largely from our garden and from butchering. But farm life was rewarding, was fun and Dad enjoyed it.

Agriculture, like everything else, has changed. Our family farm by today’s standards is small. After five generations, my kids are the ones to be raised in the city rather than on the farm. Fewer farmhouses dot the landscape. Even now I am planning to tear down our farmhouse that has been abandoned for years. It’s kind of sad.

But as Spring and hope and renewal are approaching, I look forward to taking a few days of vacation from my fulltime job to go to the farm to prepare for planting this year’s crop. I wish my Dad was still here to give advice and to see, perhaps in a small way, I have become like him.

Estil Fretwell is director of public affairs with Missouri Farm Bureau and a fifth generation farmer from northeast Missouri.

The First Green Pop

Farm BureauBy Rebecca French Smith, Missouri Farm Bureau

There is something about this time of year. When you know spring is coming, but it’s still below freezing in the evenings. When passing the seed packet stand at the garden shop gives you reason to pause, and dream of the fresh produce you might grow this year. When the days start getting longer and the sun rises a little higher each day.

What I look forward to the most is that first pop of green. It has long been a little game I play with my kids, though they may have never realized it. To show them how to look forward to something good and to persevere through something tough, I have them look for the first pop of green each spring. Can you see it? Can you name the day that you woke up and the grass was green and the trees were budding? It always seems to happen overnight, or perhaps I am guilty of being too busy and preoccupied to notice it in progress.

I also admire the straight rows farmers plant with corn, soybeans, wheat, rice and cotton. The thin green lines will come soon enough as the seedlings start to emerge across Missouri. Ever the optimists, farmers know spring is coming. They anticipate it when they order seed for the planting season. They tend their tractors so they are in racing form once warm-enough weather hits. But even for the farmer, spring planting and warmer weather are no less magical.

As they plant, fleeting concerns of the unexpected will cross their minds. They will wonder if they’ll get a good price for their crop this year. What pests or disease should they be preparing for? Will Mother Nature throw any curve balls or will she be kind? At least they will have some peace of mind knowing a new five-year Farm Bill is in place. Even so, there is uncertainty.

As they plant, farmers will not know the specifics of the Farm Bill’s new safety net. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working through and prioritizing implementation of the bill’s many programs—programs that touch the lives of virtually every American. While farmers will need to be patient in waiting for more information, at least they know they can continue to purchase crop insurance in the event Mother Nature has some surprises up her sleeves.

By several accounts, this winter has been one of the top ten harshest on record in Missouri. Maybe she is tired and ready for a rest. Farmers are ready, too, and hoping for a good year.

Rebecca French Smith, of Columbia, Mo., is a multimedia specialist for the Missouri Farm Bureau, the state’s largest farm organization.

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