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Vandals damage antique window at Bingham-Waggoner Estate

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An historic mansion cared for by volunteers will need help as it tries to replace an antique window.

A vandal threw a rock through a half-inch thick beveled glass window in the dining room door at the Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W. Pacific Ave., in Independence.

The damage was discovered late Friday night.

The volunteer called to the estate after the vandal struck said in a Facebook post the money they made on a busy Friday was money they needed.

"So when we have to make up a $400 loss in that case - it probably means 80 extra tours that we have to give to make up for that financial loss,'' said Steve Schreiber of the Bingham-Waggoner Historical Society.

Anyone with information should call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

A reward is available for information that leads to an arrest/