News

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Census Bureau showed a sharp population decline for Excelsior Springs, which city officials disputed in August and are appealing. Based on the bureau’s count, the number of people living in the city dropped from 11,081 in 2010 to 10,553 after the 2020 count.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council voted Dec. 20 at the Hall of Waters to approve a three-year auditing agreement with Springfield-based Baird, Kurtz and Dobson LLP.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council voted to approve additional building codes as 2021 ended. The City Council approved an ordinance Dec.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The municipal airport’s north hangar will get a makeover and an occupant. On Dec.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The school district remains “healthy” financially, Brad Steele said Dec. 13 at the Board of Education meeting at Support Services Center.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A Kansas City company won the bid for a new police department skylight and roofing materials. The City Council approved a $214,000 bid from Delta Innovative Services of Kansas City, Kansas, as submitted by interim Chief Chris Weber, when the council convened Dec.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The police department is getting a new animal control vehicle. On Dec.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The school district is developing a program that might help avoid future personnel shortages. Assistant Superintendent Melissa Miller announced the development during the Board of Education’s meeting Dec.

RICHMOND – Less than halfway through the program, more than 120 people had already joined what is expected to be recalled as the first annual International Day for People with Disabilities Dec. 3 at the Richmond High School track.

JEFFERSON CITY – The COVID-19 pandemic caused nursing homes to change policies overnight, with telehealth adopted widely in an effort to reduce stress on the health care system. Telehealth did so by keeping residents