Comeback attempts fall short for ES girls against ’Tonka
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Excelsior Springs couldn’t overcome a 29-point first quarter by Winnetonka on Jan. 11, when the Tigers fell to the Griffins 77-59 in varsity girls basketball.
January 2024
MFCF awards 4-H Club grants to youth to help end neighborhood hunger
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Missouri 4-H Clubs throughout the state have been awarded the 2024 “Drive to Feed Kids” grants through the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation (MFCF), including local groups from Excelsior Springs, Lawson and Rayville.
Girls grapplers win three matches against state-ranked foe
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On Jan. 11, the Excelsior Springs girls got to test themselves.
Snowstorm on the farm is hard work
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Amid the recent snow drifting into the area, children stayed home as parents scrambled to make work arrangements. Others worked from home, and some took the day off to cozy together, watching movies and making homemade pizza.
STEVEN JOE LITTRELL JR. (JOEY)
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The Excelsior Standard, Jan. 12, 2024 Steven Joe Littrell Jr.
Senior Center discussion focuses on local primary care
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The Physician Practices Manager (PPM) at Excelsior Springs Hospital, Troy Grizzle, visited the Senior Center recently to inform the community about options for local health care, specifically for primary care.
Murder suspect still on the loose
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The Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has identified the body that was found at Rocky Hollow Park in Excelsior Springs on Dec. 22, 2023, as Gildardo H.
Clay County seeks game donations for detention center
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The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help collecting card games and jigsaw puzzles for the local Detention Center throughout January. “The community responded so overwhelmingly to the first-ever paperback book and puzzle drive we did for the jail in January 2022 that when new needs arose, we decided to ask them for help again,” said Clay County Sheriff Will Akin.