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Rental-property owner seeks curbs, gutters
Vincent Carter, a landlord with several rental properties in Excelsior’s Boarding House District, told the city council March 21 that the visual appeal of his properties is diminished by a lack of...
View ArticleTheresia Baier
Theresia Baier, 82, of Excelsior Springs, Mo, died March 26, 2016 at Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehab. Memorial Visitation will be held Saturday April 2, from 1-3 p.m. at Bross & Spidle Funeral...
View ArticleTommie Scott
Tommie Scott, 75, passed away March 29, 2016. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m., Friday April 1 with services to follow at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, Rayville. Arrangements are through Hidden...
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American Pickers are filming in Missouri and looking for leads
If you’re a collector of all things large or small, a person with several buildings full to the brim with antiques, collectibles or unique items covered in dust, you might be in the running for a...
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Enough kicking the can already
Patrick Lee isn’t a Senate candidate who’ll easily be forgotten. And it’s not his campaign ads, promises, scandals or platform that makes him so memorable. It might have something to do with the can...
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Wide scope at second ‘Listening Post’
During what was generally an evening of serious discussion, Deputy Superintendent Jaret Tomlinson, left, Superintendent David Lawrence and School Board President Trey Harkins enjoyed a laugh during a...
View ArticleJerry Wayne Coursen
Jerry Wayne Coursen, 69, died in San Diego, California on Saturday, March 19, 2016. A visitation will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 10-11 a.m. at Bross and Spidle Funeral Home in Excelsior...
View ArticleJoseph Ray Gill
Joseph Ray Gill, of Richmond, born July 24, 1921, son of Laura Etta Wright Gill and Joseph Walter Gill, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Scottsdale, Ariz. at age 94 after a brief illness. Ray is...
View ArticleClay County hosting one-day-only Shred-It event for private documents
Residents of Clay County with important documents to rid are invited to a special one-day event at the Kearney Commercial Center Parking Lot on Saturday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to noon. Located in the...
View ArticleElizabeth Ann Day
Elizabeth Ann Day, 78, Excelsior Springs, Missouri passed away April 4, 2016. A memorial visitation will be held from 5-6 p.m., Friday, April 8 Memorial service will follow immediately at Bross &...
View ArticleAnnabelle L. Lunn
Annabelle Louise Lunn, 71, of Lawson, Missouri, passed away April 7, 2016. There are no services scheduled at this time. Annabelle was born December 23, 1944 in Dallas, Texas to Homer and Dorothy...
View ArticleJanice Marilyn St. John
Marilyn was born March 9, 1927, to Dutch and Bertha (Mullin) McKown in Lawson, Missouri. She graduated from Lawson High School. She married James St. John in 1945 and moved to Excelsior Springs. They...
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Pedaling from Key West to Prudeau Bay, Alaska
An Excelsior Springs man is traveling 6,200 miles by bicycle in order to fulfill a dream Excelsior Springs resident Bill Marcell could hardly wait to dip the front tire of his bike in the Atlantic...
View ArticleMcElwee retains seat on Excelsior City Council
With almost 58 percent of Tuesday’s vote, incumbent Excelsior Springs City Councilman Brent McElwee defeated two challengers to retain his seat for a new three-year term. With 100 percent of returns...
View ArticleFirst Fly-in and pancake breakfast next weekend at ES Airport
The Northwest Missouri Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association will host their first pancake breakfast of the year on Saturday, April 16 at the Excelsior Springs Airport. Proceeds from the event...
View ArticleTech woes made me the achiever I am today
If it weren’t for my incredibly slow and frustrating computer, I’d never get anything done. And I wouldn’t be the fit, aerobic god I am today. Take this morning, for example. I was waiting for an Excel...
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Testing the Waters
Facing the prospect of imminent rehabilitation costs in the millions, the city issues a request for proposals for the aging, iconic Hall of Waters While the public areas of the 77-year-old Hall of...
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Volunteers fill important niche for ES Hospital
Darlene Wainstock, who lives nearby in an area known as Rocky Hollow, volunteers in the gift shop, helps with buying merchandise and heads up the Excelsior Springs Hospital Auxiliary. (Photo by David...
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ESMS track and field compete fiercely at first home meet of season
The men and women of Excelsior Springs Middle School’s Tiger track and field team came out on top in several events during the team’s first home meet of the season. Carrie Rainey, a seventh grade...
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