December 2025

Body From impulsive decisions to heightened emotions, adolescence can feel unpredictable for both youth and the adults guiding them.

Body Excelsior Springs officials approved a series of infrastructure, development and administrative actions that will affect multiple areas of city operations, ranging from the demolition of a deteriorating structure to changes in zoning review fees and long-term lease agreements.

Body The Excelsior Standard, Dec. 19, 2025 Bernice Kessler Bernice Caroline Kessler, 92, of Lawson passed away peacefully Dec.

Body Lillah Shue had her back was against the wall – or rather, near the mat – in her final wrestling match of the Excelsior Springs High School Girls Tournament.

Body Some people truly enjoy cold weather and they are entitled to their opinion. However, for many others, myself included, the ongoing cold spell in Missouri feels less like a natural seasonal change and more like a disruption to everyday life.

Body MIRANDA JAMISON A table of handmade crafts became the foundation for a much bigger achievement, allowing a young business owner to reach a goal on which she refused to give up.

Body The Excelsior Standard, Dec. 19, 2025 Sept.

Body The Excelsior Standard, Dec. 19, 2025 Lucille Duncan Lucille Duncan, 93, of Lawson went home to be with the Lord Dec.

Body With a new season approaching, the leadership of the high school baseball program is changing, paving the way for a fresh direction for the upcoming year.

Body The opening session of Beacon Mental Health’s winter workshop series challenged families to examine the role of social media in daily youth life, presenting new research on notifications, algorithms and mental health, before the subsequent two sessions expanded on early brain...