April 2023

April marks the 20th anniversary of National Donate Life Month, which each year highlights the importance of registering your decision to be a donor, honors deceased and living donors and celebrates the lives they saved. More than 100,000 patients are currently waiting for an organ transplant in the United States, with 1,600 of them being from Missouri.

Assorted city business regarding changes and improvements was handled by the Excelsior Springs City Council during its recent meeting. Nate Williams, director of Excelsior Springs Parks and Recreation and Community Center, presented two considerations of change for community center projects.

The Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce recently held their inaugural Adult Trolley Easter Egg Hunt Adventure. The event allowed residents and visitors the opportunity to see what the city has to offer as they rode together in a trolley.

Clarence Briscoe, 96, passed away on March 31, 2023, at the Veterans Home in Warrensburg..

Colson Moore had the right stuff when he pitched in relief Tuesday night for Excelsior Springs against visiting Willard. Excelsior Springs was leading 12-10 in the top of the seventh inning when Excelsior Springs coach Aaron Holst called on the senior southpaw to close the second game of a varsity baseball doubleheader between two schools nicknamed the Tigers.

Kelsey Coleman will have a fellow Tigerette joining her when she leaves Excelsior Springs High School for William Jewell College. As The Standard reported March 31, Coleman recently signed a letter of intent to dance and study at the Liberty-based NCAA Division II school.

An Excelsior Springs coaching legend has been inducted into another hall of fame. Vic Bonuchi, a longtime football, wrestling and baseball coach for the Tigers, was recently selected for induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.