Hapless squirrel self-incinerates, nearly takes out city’s fire station
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A hapless squirrel self-incinerated, setting a fire that did at least $10,000 in damage at the fire department.
September 2020
Liberty Hospital clinics adds four specialists
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LIBERTY – Liberty Hospital and clinics added providers to expand services in otolaryngology, orthopaedics and pulmonology. EAR, NOSE AND THROAT John Barclay, DO, is accepting new patients at The Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic.
Highway Patrol completes Ray, Clay bus inspections
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RICHMOND – The Missouri Highway Patrol completed annual school bus inspections in Ray and Clay counties, requiring repairs before buses are driven. The state requires bus repairs within 10 days of the inspection.
Leader says he will retire
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Superintendent Dan Hoehn told the board in closed session Monday he planned to retire Aug. 2.
Doctor performs his 900th surgery utilizing da Vinci
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Douglas Nespory is a leading user of the da Vinci Xi Surgical System in the Kansas City area and has performed his 900th da Vinci Robotic surgery. Nespory, D.O., FACOS, has been a member of the Excelsior Springs Hospital medical staff for 15 years and became employed as a full-time general surgeon in 2019.
Percentages for COVID-19 remain high in Clay, Ray
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LIBERTY – The percentages for new COVID-19 cases from last week to this week remains high for Clay and Ray counties, though the percentages are moderating for the state and nation, based on numbers released Thursday.
Return to gridiron ends in loss for Tigers
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – After an unexpected week off from playing because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tigers were back in action Sept. 12.
ES netters win two
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers got on a roll in girls varsity tennis. Excelsior Springs posted back-to-back dual wins in less than a week, starting with a 6-3 victory Sept.
Tigers drop three matches under new best-of-five format
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – It did not take the Tigers long to play a varsity volleyball match under the new best-of-five-set rule. The rule came into play in their season opener against St.
Brewer takes 2nd at Marshall
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MARSHALL – The Tigers made their presence felt Sept. 10 in varsity cross country action at Marshall.