The court case deciding whether Excelsior Springs or Mosby has the right to annex overlapping land west of the city has taken another procedural turn, with a landowner at the center of the dispute seeking leave to formally intervene in the lawsuit.The request was filed in Clay County Circuit Court on behalf of David Rhodus, the owner of four specific parcels totaling approximately 89.5 acres, whose property lies within the territory both cities approved for annexation in the November 2025 election.Through his attorneys, James C. Bowers Jr. and Kevin Mason of Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C., Rhodus is asking the court to permit him to become a party to the case so he can directly assert claims arising from the annexation of his land, rather than relying on either city to represent his interests.An intervention request differs from the filings already before the court, as it seeks to add a new party to...