November 2020

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS –Barbee Memorial Presbyterian Church members will observe the four Sundays of Advent starting Sunday and invite everyone to help celebrate in preparation for the Christmas Eve service.

MILES TO GO Ruminations, ramblings about matters foreign and domestic, ripping, gripping, sweet, snarky, relevant, irreverant, fun, serious, nutty... You know, stuff.

WARRENSBURG – The University of Central Missouri Alumni Foundation announced 1973 alumnus Frank “Chip” Deel made a trust estate gift valued at $15 million to UCM – the largest in school history.

PREP TO PRO High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels. As prep winter sports get underway, I am filled with wonder.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – For almost 30 years, the Mineral Water Bowl has been a mainstay in Excelsior Springs. But not this year.

RICHMOND – Health department leaders in Ray and Clay counties joined others in the metro area to ask the public to help prevent COVID-19’s spread. “Our community is at a critical point again with uncontrolled community spread,” they stated jointly.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The state issued a new COVID-19 protocol to schools, but whether and how much of a difference the change will make is unclear. Coronavirus infections and contacts closed Excelsior Springs High School and the Career Center all of last week and through Thanskgiving.