April 2023

MARTHA “GAY” CRAVEN RUSSELL

3 years ago By News Staff
The Excelsior Standard, Apr. 14, 2023 Gay Russell Martha “Gay” Craven Russell, age 82, of Liberty, formerly of Excelsior Springs, went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023.
MARTHA “GAY” CRAVEN RUSSELL

JANE MARIE AZURE

3 years ago By News Staff
The Excelsior Standard, Apr. 14, 2023 “Purple Grandma” Jane Marie Azure went on to her heavenly home on April 1, 2023, at age 72.

The written word

3 years ago By Elizabeth Barnt
Nearly 5,000 years ago, humans discovered the written language. Stemming discovery of hieroglyphs, cuneiform, and the roman alphabet had been shared. Throughout history people have learned the ways of communication through time and to each other.
The written word

BURRO IN PANTS

3 years ago By News Staff
Carrie Classon’s, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir,” is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine stores. Learn more at CarrieClasson.
BURRO IN PANTS

FINDING THEIR PLACES

3 years ago By Dustin Danner
The Tigers racked up the top-eight finishes when they competed April 6 at the Kearney Classic Invitational. The Excelsior Springs boys finished with 11 top-eight finishes in tallying 54.5 points – sixth among 10 schools.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS senior Gavin Wilmes clears a hurdle en route to a third-place finish in the boys 110-meter high hurdles April 6 at the Kearney Classic Invitational. TIM HARLAN | Submitted

Martha “Gay” Craven Russell

3 years ago By News Staff
Martha “Gay” Craven Russell, age 82, of Liberty, MO, formerly of Excelsior Springs, MO, went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023.  She was born on December 24, 1940, to Mose and Fern (Martin) Craven in Excelsior Springs.
Martha “Gay” Craven Russell

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