State trying to connect unclaimed properties, owners

Josh Cobb/News Tribune photo: State Treasurer Vivek Malek was at the unclaimed property vault in room 157 of the Truman Building on Thursday morning, June 1, 2023, to speak to the media about the process that his staff performs when opening the safe deposit boxes in the unclaimed property vault.
Josh Cobb/News Tribune photo: State Treasurer Vivek Malek was at the unclaimed property vault in room 157 of the Truman Building on Thursday morning, June 1, 2023, to speak to the media about the process that his staff performs when opening the safe deposit boxes in the unclaimed property vault.

A Purple Heart, decades-old baseball cards and a 17th century Bible are all among items Unclaimed Property, a division of the State Treasurer's Office, found in safe deposit boxes.

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