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Excelsior Springs Schools receive high ranking, get bronze medal
June 8, 2018 – Excelsior Springs School District received recognition from U.S. News & World Report. The school district now ranks number 38 in Missouri public schools, and received a bronze medal...
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Lois Mae Adams Jones Workman
Lois Mae Adams Jones Workman Lois Mae Adams Jones Workman May 22, 1925—May 31, 2018 A life well-lived…a person well-loved…our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother Lois Mae Adams Jones...
View ArticleJames D. Berning
James D. Berning James D. Berning, 82, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018. He was a United States Army veteran. James was a lifelong Kansas City Royals fan and a faithful...
View ArticleLinda S. Reeve
Linda S. Reeve July 29, 1955 —June 6, 2018 Linda Sue (Durm) Reeve, 62, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018 as a result of pancreatic cancer. Born July 29, 1955 in Ord, Neb.,...
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Tractor trailer overturns in Excelsior Springs
Local EMS, police and fire crews, along with Clay County Sheriff’s deputies, arrived on scene of a rollover accident at the intersection of Cameron Rd. and northbound 69 Hwy. Tuesday, June 12. (Photo...
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New El Maguey opens, offers new features for customers
June 13 2018 – With a quick post on social media on Tuesday, June 12, El Maguey of Excelsior Springs let the whole town know they were opening at 5:00 that same day. Nothing brings people out like...
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Missing Excelsior woman located
June 13, 2018–Friends and family of an Excelsior Springs woman asked for help via Facebook and social media to locate her after she went missing. According to social media posts, Wendy Corum went...
View ArticleDeveloper gives Royal update, teases second project
June 15, 2018 – The Historic Preservation Commission received an update on the Royal Hotel project, by Cynthia M. Ammerman, Principal Historian and Prevention Strategist, Cris Woods the project...
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Excelsior man charged in 3 separate cases
June 15, 2018 – Prosecutors recently charged a local man in the 7th District Court on three separate cases. Ricardo D. Carrasco, 22, of Excelsior Springs, pleaded not guilty in all three cases, is out...
View ArticleWillard “Bill” T. Bangle
Willard “Bill” T. Bangle July 24, 1921—June 13, 2018 Willard “Bill” T. Bangle, 96, of Excelsior Springs, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018. A service will be held at St. Ann Catholic Church in...
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Giving dads the gift of competency
Dads get a bad rap, portrayed as clueless, dismissed with onesies that have instructions printed on them. And while that is considered humor, sometimes we unintentionally give credence to that idea. I...
View ArticleExcelsior Springs Police Blotter (June 5 – June 11)
`Tuesday, June 5 1:48 a.m., 200 block of Veterans Memorial Dr.: Beverly McCormack, WF, 28, was arrested for possession marijuana and drug paraphernalia. She was released after the booking process. 2:09...
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‘Two-hour Tuesdays:’ One man gives back to community
June 15, 2018 – A local man calls the mornings he spends volunteering for the Good Samaritan Center his “two-hour Tuesdays.” “It’s two hours, that’s all,” Shaun Pontalion said as he maneuvered a sofa...
View ArticleLocal building under renovation has notorious past
Scaffolding surrounds the old building at 208 Spring Street. It is slated to become a combination of apartments on the upper level, with retail space on the street level. However, like much of...
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Brock Shannon Moon
Brock Shannon Moon March 30, 1970—June 17, 2018 Brock Shannon Moon, 48, of Kansas City North, passed away at home on Sunday, June 17, 2018, surrounded by his family. He fought a courageous eight-year...
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Area woman could face life term for stabbing boyfriend
June 20, 2018 – Venessa Danyel Wooten of Richmond faces four felony assault charges for trying to kill or seriously injure a man “with whom she had cohabitated and has been in a romantic relationship,”...
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Former Richmond High School coach charged with assaulting cheerleader in 1997-98
June 20, 2018 – The trial of Matthew C. Lindsey, charged with two class C felonies in the alleged statutory rapes of a 16-year-old Richmond High School cheerleader in 1997 and 1998, has been moved from...
View ArticleTraffic Alert: Construction Causes Lane Closures off 69 Highway
CLAY COUNTY – The Missouri Department of Transportation will close the northbound and southbound lanes of Cameron Rd. between 69 Highway and Central Ave, beginning 3:00 a.m. Thursday, June 21 and...
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Excelsior Springs man charged with attempted rape
June 21, 2018 – Ryan Davis Halberstadt, 26, is charged with first-degree rape or attempted rape, armed criminal action, assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Halberstadt, of the 200 block of Pierson...
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Blackburn joins Standard staff as managing editor
June 22, 2018 – A faculty member of Arkansas State University gave her a nickname— not something typically done with students, but he felt it was warranted. Kim Possible. “Because anything is possible...
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