July 2023

Body The 11th annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 30, with 120,000 backpacks stuffed with school supplies.

Body Platte Clay Electric Cooperative (PCEC) shared new initiatives and programs during this month’s Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce networking luncheon. As a sponsor, PCEC provided lunch at Willow Springs Mercantile.

Body Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug.

Body The Excelsior Standard, July 28, 2023 Connie Lynn Irons Parker Burch, 74, passed away on July 19, 2023. She is survived by her husband, Bob; five children; 11 grandchildren; and two sisters.

Body The Excelsior Standard, July 28, 2023 Donald Koger of Polo died on July 21, 2023, at age 61. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.

Body The Excelsior Standard, July 28, 2023 Lora Hudson After a hard-fought battle with glioblastoma, Lora Sue Barnett Hudson, born at 6:44 p.m. on Oct.

Body Noah Marker Noah Reed Marker, age 22, of Excelsior Springs passed away unexpectedly on July 17, 2023. He was born on July 22, 2000, and a 2018 graduate of Excelsior Springs High School.

Body The Excelsior Standard, July 28, 2023 Shirley Radley Shirley Ruth (Milne) Radley, 93, passed away July 21, 2023, in St. Joseph.

Body On Tuesday, Lucas Dillman fulfilled a dream, one that many young baseball players have: He played in a Major League Baseball stadium.

Body Josie Casler has her athletic goals set for this school year at Excelsior Springs High School – and beyond. Casler, who’ll start her sophomore year when classes get underway in August, is a returning letterwinner in two sports at Excelsior Springs.