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ALICE training aims to arm staff with proper response tools
A mock active shooter drill at Westview Elementary School last week gave school faculty and staff a lot to think about as they plan for the emergency they hope never happens. (Photo by Skyla Sullivan)...
View ArticleSchool board hears CSIP progress report as plan renewal approaches
Four years into the five-year Comprehensive School Improvement Plan for the Excelsior Springs School District, the school board approved a progress report last week. The board voted 7-0 to confirm the...
View ArticleJessica Coleman
Jessica Janae’ Coleman left this earthly life on Sept. 18, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Tom and Janell (Sharp) Coleman. She graduated from LHS in 2002, earned her journeyman carpenter rank...
View ArticleGlen Clevenger
Glen Robert Clevenger, formerly of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Sept. 21, 2015, in Hoquiam, Wash. He was born April 1, 1927, and formerly served as police chief in Excelsior Springs. He is...
View ArticleDaniel Anderson
Glen Robert Clevenger, formerly of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Sept. 21, 2015, in Hoquiam, Wash. He was born April 1, 1927, and formerly served as police chief in Excelsior Springs. He is...
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Wyman: The Past, The Present… The Future?
Wyman, the community’s oldest existing school building, stands like a sentinel above downtown. It’s suffered years of neglect since its closure more than 20 years ago, but there is still a chance at a...
View ArticleSuperior Well office plan gets basic approval, time to raise money
The Excelsior Springs City Council on Monday, Sept. 21, tentatively approved a plan to preserve the Superior Well office building, assuming the steering committee is able to raise enough money to keep...
View ArticleRandy Troutman
Randall “Randy” Troutman, 58, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed Sept. 23, 2015, at home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct 1, at Charter Funerals, 77 NE 72nd Street, Gladstone, with...
View ArticleTeresa West
Teresa F. West, 68, Lathrop, Mo., died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 1, at Hidden Valley Funeral Home, Kearney, Mo. Memorial...
View ArticleNew association plans to purchase area camp, retreat center
A longtime area camp will be decommissioned, and a newly formed association plans to purchase the 320-acre property to continue its long history of serving campers and God. Wilderness Camping &...
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Homecoming candidates to be crowned at halftime
Excelsior Springs High School has announced the queen, princess and king candidates for Homecoming 2015. From left, Brooklyn Bickford (freshman), Autumn Morris (sophomore), Alexa Radley (junior),...
View ArticleLeon Coble
E. Leon Coble, 77, of Holt, Mo., passed away at home on Sept. 28, 2015. He was born on June 13, 1938, in Oregon County, Mo., to Herbert Coble and Ioma Bernice Miller. He was a graduate of Excelsior...
View ArticleDan Wendt
Dan Everett Wendt, 81, Warsaw, Mo., died Sept. 28, 2015, at the home. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at the First United Methodist Church in Warsaw, Mo., with Pastor Eric...
View ArticleAlex House
Alexander “Alex” House, 28, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., unexpectedly passed away on Sept. 27, 2015. He is preceded in death by his mother, Judy Ann Farrar. He is survived by his wife, Leah; two...
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Resident complaints lead to closer look at water line work
Contractor VF Anderson has been laying water lines in several local neighborhoods, but some of the work will have to be redone after inspections showed not everything was installed below the frost...
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Loveall crowned Homecoming King
Newly-crowned Homecoming King Bodie Loveall posed at the Homecoming Dance Saturday, Oct. 3, with his girlfriend, Homecoming Queen Samantha Bullock. (Submitted photo) Bodie Loveall was named Homecoming...
View ArticleCity council finds some middle ground in bariatric ambulance issue
The Excelsior Springs City Council voted 5-0 on Monday night, Oct. 5, to purchase a regular ambulance rather than a larger one designed for bariatric patients—but they found middle ground in trying to...
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Ladies claim 2-1 win over Oak Grove
The teamwork of the Lady Tiger varsity squad has not gone unnoticed this season as they are on the right track to earn more wins. Above: Meg Fondren, left, and Rece Rainey played an important part in...
View ArticleJeannine Bryan
Jeannine Jacqueline Bryan, 86, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Visitation was held from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at First Baptist Dhurch in Holt, followed by funeral services at 2 p.m., also at the...
View ArticleNorman Pugh
Norman Edward Pugh, 76, Independence, Mo. (formerly of Richmond, Mo.), died Thrusday, Oct. 8, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond....
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