April 2025

Netters drop first two; trounce Trojans

Body Excelsior Springs has its first dual win this season in varsity boys tennis. The Tigers routed Carrollton Monday on the road, putting them at 1-2 overall entering Tuesday’s dual with Raytown South.
AUSTIN COLLINS hits a forehand shot during Excelsior Springs’ varsity boys tennis dual with Benton of St. Joseph. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Baseballers go 1-2 in third week

Body The third week of Excelsior Springs’ varsity baseball season left something to be desired, Tigers coach Aaron Holst acknowledged. “We were not very good last week,” Holst stated Monday via email.

EXCELSIOR POLICE

Body The Excelsior Springs Police Department reported the following arrests handled recently by the department. Thursday, March 20 At 2:03 p.m., Jeffrey Rupe, 64, was arrested for open liquor/ other misc.

Harkins, Goode take seats on school board

Body With only 12.19% of registered voters choosing to cast ballots April 8, unofficial General Municipal Election results have been released by Clay County Board of Elections Commissioners, with all precincts reporting.

Sheriff’s office releases annual report

Body The Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting statistical increases across multiple divisions and offering the public a transparent look at operations, staffing and spending for the calendar year ending Dec. 31, 2024.

MU Extension caution unsolicited seed planting

Body University of Missouri (MU) Extension horticulturists ask the public not to plant unsolicited seeds received in the mail. MU Extension Horticulturist Kelly McGowan has had recent reports from Springfield-area residents who have been mailed seeds they did not order.

Tackett set for jury trial

Body A jury trial has been scheduled in the case of Gary Dean Tackett Jr., who pled not guilty to several charges, including statutory sodomy, during an arraignment hearing last year.
Gary Tackett Jr.

Residents warned of fentanyl, xylazine threat

Body The Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is warning residents about the increasing dangers of fentanyl and the growing presence of xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer known as the “zombie drug,” which is being mixed with fentanyl in street drugs and appearing in overdose cases...