February 2024

ES girls split two

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Like their varsity boys basketball counterparts, the Excelsior Springs girls have wrapped their regular season and are readying for postseason play. The girls finished the regular season this week, facing Smithville Tuesday on the road in Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division action and Oak Grove Wednesday at Excelsior Springs.
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Joys of homeownership?

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Pluto once said, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” and this mother lives by the motto. There are not many home projects I won’t attempt on my own. I have fixed toilets, installed a new kitchen sink and fixtures, new lighting fixtures and even replaced a sensor in my car, to name a few. If I don’t know how to do something, I can now use the internet to find videos to guide my way.
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Super Bowl mass shooting victim plans to ‘live life to fullest’

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For a long-time Kansas City Chiefs fan, attending the Super Bowl and watching his team take home the trophy was a dream come true. The memories of that game will, however, be overshadowed by the gunshots that tore through the Super Bowl celebration, with one of those bullets grazing the lower back of the 13-year-old boy.