October 2025

Life-sized silhouettes began appearing in high-traffic spots across Clay County this month, part of a new sheriff’s office campaign designed to stop people in their tracks and start conversations about domestic violence.

Jaxon Hellyer had a few reasons to feel good the night of Oct. 8.

Rick Killday Daniel Richard “Rick” Killday, 66, of Columbia passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, while residing at The Lodge in Fayette, where he was lovingly cared for (and occasionally kept in line) after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Francis Gene Baker, 97, of Excelsior Springs passed away Oct. 11, 2025, at home.

Faith, mindset and hard work were the focus of agricultural consultant Deana Imhoff’s presentation during the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference. She described ways small daily choices and determination helped her grow from a struggling single mother to the owner of a thriving 100-acre farm.

Nick Mubanga and Owen O’Dell Excelsior Springs’ 22-7 Oct. 10 home win over Grandview came down to how the Tigers played in the fourth quarter, coach Jake Danneman, and teammates agreed.

A GIFT Graceland University is getting a gift, according to Excelsior Springs varsity volleyball coach Cindy Price. That gift is senior Lillah Shue, who has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for Graceland, an NAIA-affiliated school headquartered in Lamoni, Iowa.

When two former colleagues met for coffee in late 2022, they had no intention of launching a new venture. Yet that simple conversation would set the stage for a growing network of collaborative workspaces now helping entrepreneurs reimagine what community can look like.