January 2024

Body The Excelsior Springs City Council recognized retired high school coach John Shepherd by designating Leavenworth Street as Honorary Coach John Shepherd Way.

Body About midway through the fourth quarter, some of those fans watching Orrick face Norborne Jan. 5 in varsity boys basketball might have been expecting a nail-biting finish.

Body The Excelsior Standard, Jan. 12, 2024 Eloise Colleen Holtzclaw, 88, of Lincoln passed away Dec.

Body Excelsior Springs can lay claim to having one of the state’s top-tier high school cheerleading squads. On Dec.

Body From a scoring standpoint, the Excelsior Springs varsity girls basketball team outdid itself on Jan. 4.

Body Excelsior Springs has its first win of the varsity boys basketball season. That victory came on Jan.

Body The LAUGHH foundation, in partnership with Fence Stile Vineyards Winery and Distillery, will host a Murder Mystery Dinner and silent auction Saturday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m.

Body The Excelsior Springs High School Principal, Sara Wickham announces Honor Roll students for the first semester of the school year. Each student listed for the 2023-2024 school year as obtained a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average including:

Body Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series, with the first having appeared in the Jan. 5 edition.

Body At press time, Excelsior Springs was seeking its first dual win of 2024 in girls wrestling. The Tigers opened the new year with a 54-24 loss Jan.