March 2023

The Excelsior Springs Parks and Recreation Department has received a scrap tire grant, allowing the department to replace picnic tables at Siloam Mountain Park. The grant, made available from Missouri Department of Natural Resources, will also provide for a handicap accessible picnic table to be placed at each gazabo in the park.

Residents living on Lakeview Drive and Ridgeview Drive in Wood Heights are receiving mail again after services were suspended since Wednesday, Feb. 8, due to a man wielding a BB gun.

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COLUMBIA – Vada Burton got a medal to show for her final high school wrestling tournament. The Excelsior Springs senior placed sixth in the 130-pound division at the Class 1 girls state meet, held Feb.

Excelsior Springs ended the regular season of varsity boys basketball with a win – and started the postseason with one. The Tigers were slated to face Odessa Wednesday night in the Class 4 District 15 Tournament semifinals at Oak Grove.

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“The Star-Spangled Banner”is set to the tune of“To Anacreon in Heaven,” a piece originally composed around 1775 as the official song of the Anacreontic Society, an English musicians’ club..

In 1920, the Montreal Canadiens set the NHL record for goals in a single game with a 16-3 win over the Quebec Bulldogs..