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Excelsior Springs residents will have the opportunity to learn ways the layout of their homes and neighborhoods can impact crime prevention during an upcoming event at the Community Center. The Neighborhood Engagement Team will host Excelsior Springs Police Department Lieutenant Ryan Dowdy for an evening presentation on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).

A California couple has been identified as the victims of a fatal plane crash near Mosby that left a Cessna C340 engulfed in flames in a Clay County field. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the victims as Mark W.

An Excelsior Springs man has been granted a bond modification in two felony cases, allowing him to post 10% toward bonds, while facing dozens of harassment charges, a domestic assault charge and a probation violation.

Excelsior Springs received a clean federal compliance result and steady core fund metrics in its fiscal 2022 audit, with auditors noting no single-audit findings and continued work to tighten internal controls.

Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, recognized nationwide each September, brings attention to an issue that affects millions of families each year. Excelsior Springs Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions (SLS) program and The Jason Foundation are among the organizations working to raise awareness, spread education and encourage conversations that can help save lives.

Editor’s Note: This is the final of a two-part series on United Cerebral Palsy President and CEO Armando Contreras. The first installment traced ways his life was shaped by disability from birth, his path to leading UCP and the steps he took to guide the organization out of financial crisis. This final part looks at the work being done in Missouri, the impact of early intervention and Contreras’ long-term vision for expanding disability support nationwide..

Missouri’s Safe at Home program, which shields survivors of abuse and assault from having their home addresses exposed, is marking its 18th year of service with record participation. Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins recently announced the anniversary of the program.

Excelsior Springs residents are being invited to shop all month long without spending a dime as CitySaver Thrift and Liberty Disaster Relief host their third “Month of FREEdom” this year. “We’re putting up our tent in the parking lot for our third this year, ‘Month of FREEdom,’ where everything under the tent will be free until Sept.

Editor’s Note: This is the final of a two-part story on Orrick Superintendent Chris Russo, as he looks at Orrick’s strengths and challenges, shares his longterm vision for the district and ways his family has influenced his path in education.

The clock is ticking for young artists and writers across the region as the Excelsior Springs Area Cultural Guild’s Arts from the Pumpkin Patch contest nears its entry deadline of Sept. 12.