October 2023

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Artwork by Excelsior Springs high-school student Katelin Mansell now brightens once-empty hallways of the Excelsior Springs School District office. Sixteen-year-old Mansell, who has been creating artwork since she could hold a pencil in her hand, said she was excited about the task and began creating four canvas paintings for the district office immediately after being asked to tackle the project.

JEFFERSON CITY— Pursuant to Public Service Commission rule, Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri (Ameren Missouri) has filed its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The purpose of an IRP is to ensure investorowned utilities consider all options, including demand side efficiency and energy management measures, to provide safe, reliable and efficient electric service to the public at reasonable rates.

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Excelsior Springs Thrive released the results from their annual survey that asked residents essential questions about their quality of life in order to calculate their thoughts about the community. Thrive Excelsior Director Kim Halfhill explained that Thrive is a multi-sector coalition of community leaders working together to increase the quality and expectancy of life in Excelsior Springs.

The Excelsior Standard, Oct. 28, 2022 Betty Cowsert Betty Creek Cowsert, 86, of Excelsior Springs passed away Oct.

The Excelsior Springs Police Department reported the following arrests handled recently by the department. Sunday, September 10 At 1:00 p.m., Amber Latta, 38, was arrested fo stealing – all other larceny.

Americans have more media options than ever. We are inundated with stories, memes, videos and promotions 24 hours a day. Most of us are on social media, which is built to provide an endless feed of content to keep us glued to our screens. And unfortunately, misinformation is prevalent and much of that content isn’t fact-checked, verified or professionally produced. The result is that we’re not always shown what we need to know, or the information that is most likely to impact our lives. That’s where local newspapers come in. Your local newspaper takes a different approach.

So much has occurred lately, from sick children to working from home and canceling interviews. I dread these weeks as they come screeching to a halt, with so much still needing to be accomplished.

There’s been a lot of hand-wringing in recent years about the death of local newspapers, those bastions of democracy and chroniclers of community. While the loss of any newspaper hurts the people they serve, residents of rural areas and small towns are hit especially hard when a newspaper shuts down.