Anita Bell Hill
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Anita Bell Hill, 82, of Excelsior Springs passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in her home, surrounded by her family.
Anita was born on March 3, 1939, to Edgar and Anna Mae McGinnis.
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Joanne “Jan” Jackson
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Joanne “Jan” Jackson, 95, of Richmond died Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Oakridge Assisted Living in Richmond.
Jan was born on Dec. 17, 1925, in Richmond, the daughter of Newton Paul and Nina (Clark) Hamacher. She was united in marriage to James Donald “Don” Jackson of Richmond on Sept. 5, 1948. He preceded her in death on July 25, 2009.
Robert “Bob” Ballinger
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Robert “Bob” Ballinger, 84, of Excelsior Springs passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at home following a battle for three years and eight months with multiple myeloma cancer.
Bob was born on June 29, 1936, in Mill Grove, the son of Robert Carl Ballinger and Loraine Lowe Emke.
He was married to Barbara Patterson Ballinger on Nov. 24, 1957.
Katie A. Shrout
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Katie A. Shrout, 70, of rural Rayville passed away on Monday morning, May 17, 2021 at her home.
Katie was born on Nov. 27, 1950, in Kansas City to Eugene Chester Brown and Golda Mae (Green) Brown. On Feb. 23, 1966, Katie was united in marriage to Bobby Shrout in a ceremony performed in Avondale.
In 1988, Bob and Katie moved to the Rayville area, where they enjoyed their small acreage and country living.
Juanita Pierson Sherwood
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Juanita Pierson Sherwood was the daughter of Loren and Lucy Pierson. Juanita was born Sept.
Donna Marie (Busick) Crouse
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Donna Marie (Busick) Crouse, age 67, a resident of Excelsior Springs, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021, at North Kansas City Hospice House. Donna was born the daughter of Raymond and Laura (Corum) Busick, Sept.
Missouri ranks dead last in funding for education
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After striving to attain this goal over the past 10 years, the state of Missouri has now succeeded in becoming the state that is at the very bottom in funding for higher education. No, it is not Mississippi, Arkansas or Alabama – it is Missouri!
Organizers of festivals deserve kudos
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Gatsby Day, not “Gatsby Days” this time around, brought out music lovers to downtown Excelsior Springs a couple of weeks back. The Mushroom Festival did the same thing for three days in downtown Richmond.
Some House members want to end open primaries
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JEFFERSON CITY – Instead of an open primary where voters are free to decide whether to choose a Republican or Democratic party ballot, some Missouri House members want a closed primary. “There is momentum building,” Rep.
Excelsior Springs chooses Strata for Hall of Waters preservation program
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – City leaders have chosen an architect to assist efforts to preserve the Hall of Waters. Strata ranked among three companies that bid on the project, Economic Development Director Melinda Mehaffy stated in an April memo to city leaders.