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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The city is buying and replacing 400 residential water meter bases. Per a request by Public Works Director Chad Bird Per a request by Public Works Director Chad Birdsong approved April 18 by the City Council at the Hall of Waters, the meter bases will cost $35,304 – $88.26 each, Birdsong stated in an April 12 memo to city leaders and reiterated before the vote.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Dollar General is open at 1653 Meadowlark Lane in Excelsior Springs, the company announced. The new store will employ up to 10 people.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – An estimated 200 people attended the Excelsior Springs Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. Hosted by Mayor Sharon Powell on April 19 at The Elms Hotel and Spa, the event brought together a variety of business and area government leaders, along with community members.

■ OUTDOOR CLIMBING WALL ■ OUTDOOR DIVING BOARD ■ FIT FOR SCHOOL TEAMS EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – An outdoor pool with a removable roof and other amenities is coming between the Excelsior Springs Community Center and the nearby soccer fields. The construction cost is about $6 million, Parks and Recreation/Community Center Director Nate Williams said.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Downtown Excelsior Partnership, or DEP, is getting Placer.ai software to monitor downtown area visitor traffic. Per City Council approval April 18 at the Hall of Waters, the DEP received a $7,000 matching grant to buy the software.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Superintendent Travis Hux foresees “a happy ending” to what “feels like a horror movie”: Excelsior Springs School District’s deficit spending. An amended budget approved April 11 by the Board of Education at the Support Services Center might be a step toward that happy ending.

AFTER WINNING a three-way race for an Excelsior Springs City Council seat, Mark Spohn takes the oath of office. Spohn replaces Brent McElwee.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The latest Excelsior Springs Board of Education is in place. Kalyn Goode and Tray Harkins took the oath April 11 at the Support Services Center to begin serving new terms.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Cultural Guild’s Annual Gatsby Day Festival to raise scholarship funds returns from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Denise Rainey is committed to feeding her neighbors. From noon to 2 p.m.