December 2021

Body LAWSON – World War II veteran Lindell Jarman, Lawson, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by family on Thanksgiving. Having spent three years in college, Jarman, then 21, volunteered for service July 30, 1942, in Kansas City, Kansas, based on National Archives information.

Body I don’t understand why some voters in Missouri are so against Congress passing a bill that will benefit those same voters and their children. The Build Back Better bill passed by the House but languishes in the Senate behind a wall of obstruction that just doesn’t make sense.

Body I took out the trash Nov. 30.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – Under legislation filed by state Sen. Denny Hoskins, R- Warrensburg, illegal gaming devices now in use in businesses and clubs would be replaced with regulated and transparent video lottery terminals, VLTs, overseen by the Missouri Lottery Commission.

Body HIGGINSVILLE – The Tigers’ first win of this varsity boys basketball season came sooner than it did last season. And the 2019-2020 season.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Putting together four good quarters was an issue for the Tigers the first four games of the varsity girls basketball season.

Body KANSAS CITY – The end of Excelsior Springs’ varsity volleyball season in October did not end the careers of seniors Kyli Crowley and Rylie Stottlemyre.

Body PLEASANT HILL – The Tigers produced one champion, one runner-up, one third-place finisher and one fourthplace finisher in their first girls wrestling tournament this season.

Body KANSAS CITY – A day of grappling Dec. 4 at the Park Hill Duals ended with the Excelsior Springs boys wrestling team going 2-3 and finishing third.