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Second-grader takes a cruise of Route 66 in Kansas

But the girl in Galena, Kansas, wasn't doing it for mischievous reasons. KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kansas, has the story: KOAM TV 7

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Posted on May 15, 2014 by Ron WarnickPosted in People, Road trips, TelevisionTagged child driver, Galena. 1 Comment

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