Complex sentence: The bell could not be reinstalled so it was left sitting on the ground until a local farmer bought the bell from the township, and then sold it to a family member who lived in Wichita, Kansas.
Split into simpler sentences: The bell could not be reinstalled so it was left setting on the ground. Until a local farmer bought the bell from the township, and then sold it to a family member who lived in Wichita, Kansas.