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Electrical short blamed for fire at McClearly and H
Read more about the fire in the Friday, July 15 issue of The Standard
View ArticleFor Missouri farmers, time to hit ‘reset’
Dr. Scott Brown, a professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Missouri, drew generally pessimistic conclusions last week on the state of the state’s farm economy. Using a...
View ArticleTiger Soccer Camp begins next week
Tigers soccer coach Zac Ganzer will host the annual Tigers soccer camp next week Monday through Friday at Tiger Stadium. High school camp begins at 9 a.m. each day and lasts for two hours. The cost of...
View ArticleBenefit car wash for Bladez Athletics on Saturday
Bladez Athletics will hold a carwash on Saturday, July 16 at the EZ Quick Lube located on Kearney Road in Excelsior Springs The event will help support Bladez Athletics, a competitive cheerleading team...
View ArticleNo city bus service July 21
Regular riders of Excelsior Springs’ city bus should mark July 21 on their calendars. There will be no bus service that day – a Thursday – since the system’s full-time and part-time drivers will be...
View ArticlePublic invited to watch Tiger cheerleaders perform at ESMS
The women of Excelsior Springs High School Tiger cheer and their coaches are inviting the community to support them this coming Tuesday, July 19. At Excelsior Springs Middle School, 701 Crown Hill Rd.,...
View ArticleJames (Jimmie) L. Isley Jr.
James (Jimmie) L. Isley Jr., 47, Kearney, Missouri passed away July 13, 2016. Memorial visitation will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19 at Bross and Spidle Funeral Home in Excelsior...
View ArticleRonald Linse
Ronald Linse, 66, from Richmond, Missouri, passed away on July 14, 2016 in North Kansas City Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of Cashatt Family Funeral Home.
View ArticleBudget tops GOP challenger’s priorities
The Republican challenger for the Eastern Commissioner seat in Clay County says a ballooning budget was the leading motivation to enter the race. Dan Troutz, a Holt resident who grew up in Liberty,...
View ArticleSaturday wreck leaves two dead
An Excelsior Springs man, Joseph Chamberlain, 28, and a Kansas City woman, Nora Evans, both died as the result of in an accident at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 17. Evans was driving her 2006 Ford Focus...
View ArticleSobriety checkpoint scheduled July 22-24
In 2015 there were 12 alcohol- and/or drug-related traffic crashes in Excelsior Springs, most resulting in injury. In an ongoing effort to crack down on impaired driving, the Excelsior Springs Police...
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Meet the Need growing its own produce to augment food for recipients
Meet the Need is a crisis food pantry, located on Jesse James Road in Excelsior Springs. Executive Director Kris Peoples said the center typically gives out three days worth of food to people who are...
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Gregg Williams Tiger Classic raises thousands of dollars for foundation
The foursome of from left: Bob Cole, Mike Jarman, Jeremy Zimmerman and David Saura were the champions of A flight at the 2016 Gregg Williams Tiger Classic. For more information and photos, see the...
View ArticleES Christmas Committee looking for volunteers
The Excelsior Springs Christmas Committee is looking for volunteers to help light up Excelsior this December. The group, which hosts Christmas in Excelsior each year, plans and executes the lighting of...
View ArticleRidgeway cites private, public experience
The Excelsior Springs Standard provided the following questions to incumbent Eastern Commissioner Luann Ridgeway. Her responses follow. Ridgeway is facing challenger Dan Troutz in the Republican...
View ArticleMosby reinstates police dept. – or did they?
Residents of Mosby packed the gallery of Mosby City Hall for a special meeting July 19 in an attempt to provide police protection for the city south of Excelsior Springs.. On the table was a contract...
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Green thumbs in Prathersville
Edwin Summers might’ve liked dirt, but he wasn’t wild about flowers. So in addition to working for the Army Corps of Engineers, he owned a pair of farms – one behind his house south of Excelsior...
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Cheer squad competes at Regionals today
The ladies of the Tiger cheer squad gave a special performance to a packed audience at Excelsior Springs Middle School this past Tuesday, July 19. The cheerleaders performed their routine they will...
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Sanson finishes 340 mile race in under 45 hours
Gary Sanson received a hero’s welcome as we made his way back to Excelsior Springs after completing the MR340. Read more about Sanson’s trip, including results, in the Tuesday, July 27 issue of The...
View ArticleLou Ann Jamison
Lou Ann Jamison, 84, died July 21, 2016 at Northcare Hospice House in North Kansas City, Missouri. She was born July 1, 1932 to Luther and Anna May Vassmer in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. She married...
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