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Family shares memories as ‘grammy’ turns 100

5 years ago By Courtney S. Cole

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – When Valley Manor resident Ellen Halvorson turned 100 years old May 19, family members could not visit directly due to COVID-19 precautions, but shared recollections.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS resident Ellen Halvorson turns 100 years old.

ESFD responds to alarm at high school

5 years ago By Brian Rice Publisher

Overheating exhaust fans set off alarms that brought the ESFD to the Excelsior Springs High School Monday evening.

At approximately 8 p.m., fire trucks from Excelsior Springs and Kearney arrived on the scene of the high school and found smoke coming from the school’s Family and Consumer Science room. They discovered exhaust fans over the stoves were left on and were overheating. The heat melted some of the plastic covering around the fans that created the smoke.

ESFD on the scene at the high school

ES Police Department activities May 12 - May 18, 2020

6 years ago By News Staff

The Excelsior Springs Police Department reported the following incidents handled recently by the department.

Seasons opening for bass, squirrel

6 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – Saturday marks the opening day for squirrel hunting/ trapping and black bass fishing seasons in Missouri.

Mo. one of loosest virus states

6 years ago By News Staff

WALNUT CREEK, California – Missouri ranks No. 4 among states with the loosest restrictions on reopening plans as COVID-19 slows nationally, based on information compiled by WalletHub, a personal finance group.

COVID-19 deaths from the world level down to Clay and Ray counties continue to increase, with the nation on target to reach 100,000 deaths by June 1 and the world likely to top 5 million cases in the next week. The number of Clay County deaths remains two. Ray County continues to report 0 deaths, though the number of cases in the county has climbed to 14. *Clay County cases include the Kansas City portion of the county. SOURCE | Johns Hopkins University of Medicine J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff

Meat plants reopening across U.S.

6 years ago By Dana Cronin

MONMOUTH, Illinois – Meatpacking plants are starting to reopen after President Trump signed an executive order intended to prevent shortages.

MEAT PROCESSING resumes at the plant shortly after employee tests positive for COVID-19. PRESTON KERES | U.S. Department of Agriculture

FINDING FOOD FUNDING

6 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – Harvesters Community Food Network continues to supply the weekly food line serving mostly residents of Ray and Clay counties, but not easily.

A DRIVER for the Harvesters Community Food Network in Kansas City, Frank Gray, unloads food from the trailer onto the lot of the Salvation Army Family Store in Richmond. ‘ J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff

Highway Patrols add Blue Alert

6 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has added a Blue Alert.

Bicentennial Commission launches student poster contest

6 years ago By News Staff

COLUMBIA – The Missouri Bicentennial Commission announced the bicentennial poster contest is open to all students in grades 3-12 in Missouri.

Celebrate all military this May

6 years ago By News Staff

Memorial Day is celebrated each May to commemorate the people who died in service of the United States of America.

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