May 2025

Body RESIDENTS OF VALLEY MANOR deliver handmade cards to the Excelsior Springs Fire Department as a thank-you to the local heroes who serve the community. Pictured above are Melva Blackwell (from left), 95; Jason Ortbals; Joseph Cherco; and Jackie Deitman, 86. 

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Body Carolyn Birkeness It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Carolyn A. Birkeness, a cherished mother, sister and friend, who left us on April 3, 2025, at age 79.

Body The Excelsior Standard, May 2, 2025 Clara Wickstrom Clara Ann Wickstrom, 86, of Excelsior Springs, formerly of Hardin, passed away April 22, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City.

Body The Excelsior Standard, May 2, 2025 David Knauss David Roland Knauss of Kearney passed away April 23, 2025, after a five-year battle with cancer. He was born Nov.

Body Landon Biermann continued to lead the Excelsior Springs varsity boys golf team in its lone competition last week – a dual with Kearney.

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