June 2020

Many youth activities in Excelsior Springs have been canceled for the summer, but that does not mean your child’s summer activities must stop.

JEFFERSON CITY – Missourians can request absentee ballots in the Aug. 4 primary elections.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council voted to give residents more latitude in paying delinquent utility bills.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council voted 4-1 to buy a new ambulance, replacing an older model at the request of retiring Fire Chief Paul Tribble.

SEDALIA – At the direction of the Missouri Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian’s Office, the Missouri State Fair will not host rabbit shows at the State Fair this August due to Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 2.

Larry Glenn Vassmer, 78, entered heaven on Saturday, June 20, 2020.

Betty Barber, 89, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020.

Officials in Lawson have good reason to feel outrage over the seemingly plodding and distrustful way the Ray County Commission has clung to federal coronavirus relief money that could be assisting Lawson and other communities across the county, but city leaders should not blame Ray County officials.

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,000 grant to Excelsior Springs to improve roadway and sewer infrastructure to accommodate business development.