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Technical issues on Zoom couldn’t stop the Excelsior Springs City Council from voting Sept. 6 to pursue public transit funding – or from holding a meeting in general.

On Sept. 7, city leaders continued addressing the recurring flooding in downtown Excelsior Springs.

Robbie Farabee likes giving surprises. Specifically, the 27-year-old likes surprising Excelsior Springs residents with his chalk art around town, including on Broadway and even around Lewis Elementary.

The Excelsior Springs elementary schools hosted Curriculum Night on Thursday at all three elementary schools. The night offered three sessions for each grade level and was for all families of elementary students.

Excelsior Springs must move forward with renovating the bridge on Dunbar Avenue that overpasses Henrie Avenue, Chad Birdsong told city leaders during a Sept. 2 work session at the Hall of Waters.

Wild Bunch has reopened after a leaky roof caused the Excelsior Springs-based craft/flea market to close. “The roof was horrible.

A Kansas City man awaits sentencing in the shooting death of Excelsior Springs resident Trint Phillips. According to KCTV (Channel 5), jurors have recommended 67 years in prison for Blade E.

An Excelsior Springs shooting at a residence near North Main and Grand Wednesday morning left one resident dead and another in critical condition. Excelsior Springs Police responded to the scene around 12:11 a.m.

Residents with concerns about how Canadian Pacific’s acquisition of Kansas City Southern will affect the train traffic that passes through Excelsior Springs will have a chance to express those concerns next week. As Railway-News reported Aug.

MoDOT WORKERS swooped in this week along West Jesse James Road to put a permanent end to what social media has coined the “Sonic Pothole.” The recurring problem, located in front of the Sonic restaurant, and its lesserknown sibling, the “Scooter’s Pothole,” both got serious attention from MoDOT as the two-day project concluded Wednesday morning. It was a joint effort of MoDOT and Excelsior Springs Public Works Department staff (who provided a roller). MoDOT crews began working Monday to drain and prep the roadway before filling the pothole. According to Edward Black, MoDOT maintenance supervisor, “I think we have won this battle, but only time will tell if we have won the war.”