February 2024

Neighborhood Specialist Laura Mize presented an update for the Community For All Ages Program during a recent Excelsior Springs City Council meeting. “KC Communities for All Ages is an age-friendly initiative that helps increase awareness in local jurisdictions of the impact of a growing older population,” according to the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC).

An Excelsior Springs four-year letterwinner is heading to college to continue her softball career and education. Bailey Carder recently confirmed she’ll attend Kansas City, Kan., Community College (KCKCC), where she’ll pitch for the Blue Devils, who play in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and are affiliated with the National Junior College Athletic Association.

The Excelsior Standard, Feb. 16, 2024 Boyd Elwood Dennis, 81, of Bethany passed away February 2024, surrounded by his family.

The Excelsior Standard, Feb. 9, 2024 William Joseph “Bill” Greim of Excelsior Springs passed away Jan.

Creating self-awareness in the workplace is a new goal of Director of the Community Center and Parks and Recreation Nate Williams. After becoming a Certified Facilitator for Working Genius — as he recently did — productivity and workplace confidence can be increased, he said.

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A Nebraska man has been arrested after a Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) K-9 put an end to an alleged crime spree. Reports say an elderly woman called CCSO on Feb.

The Excelsior Springs Fire Department (ESFD) responded to a request for mutual aid on a recent structure fire near Iris Avenue, in the Wood Heights Fire Department (WHFD) district. “We were dispatched for manpower on a detached garage fire,” said ESFD Assistant Chief Cameron White.

Two area residents have been arrested in connection to a burglary of an under- construction housing development in Liberty. Roy C.

Excelsior Springs got back in the win column last week in varsity girls basketball. After dropping their last two games of the Richmond Winter Classic and falling 48-35 Jan.