March 2022

Body Missourians in 1973 could have felt secure that the then-newly approved state Sunshine Law made public records and meetings easy to access, but today’s lawmakers often bare their hairy assertions of ignorance, if not outright contempt for the Sunshine Law.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Having opened the new season for ice cream a few days earlier, Dari-B received recognition during the City Council meeting Monday. Mayor Sharon Powell proclaimed March to be Dari-B Month.

Body The right to redress government is part of the U.S. Constitution and is practiced with vigor in Missouri, but some Republicans want to change that and are meeting opposition rightly from conservatives within their own party.

Body From its beginning in 1918, Russian Communists led by Lenin and then Stalin sought to control populations by intimidation, brutality and death. Lenin murdered 6 million people and Stalin three times as many.

Body LEE’S SUMMIT – Excelsior Springs rolled its way to a tie for second place in February in a club bowling tournament at Summit Lanes in Lee’s Summit. The Tigers rolled a 289 in their first game, then followed that with a 231.

Body OAK GROVE – The Tigers were one and done in the postseason in girls basketball. Excelsior Springs’ season ended Feb.

Body WORTHINGTON, Minnesota – An Excelsior Springs High School graduate continues to experience success as a wrestler in junior college. Damon Ashworth, who graduated in 2021, just finished his freshman season at Minnesota West Community and Technical College as a juco All-American.

Body OAK GROVE – This season, Excelsior Springs did something the Tigers had not done since 2017: They won a district boys basketball game. Excelsior Springs ended the drought Feb.