February 2021

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A metro area crime trend has reached Excelsior Springs, Police Chief Clint Reno told city leaders during a late-January work session. The metro is experiencing an increase in thefts of catalytic converters from motor vehicles, Reno said.

JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Parson said he plans to reclaim COVID-19 vaccine distributed to pharmacies, expects lawmakers to go all in on sports betting and would not mind getting a raise.

Dorothy Ann Self, 90, of Kearney, MO went to be with Jesus on Jan. 23, 2021.

Thomas Ellis Clemens of Kearney, MO passed away at home Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. Tom was born on July 29, 1932 to Ellis S. and LaRue Clemens (Robeson) in Ray County, Missouri. He was baptized into the Christian faith at New Hope Methodist Church on Dec. 1, 1940.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The new superintendent of schools does not start work officially for several months, but that has not stopped Dr. Travis Hux, 44, from getting to know district employees.

LIBERTY – Northland Coalition prevention volunteers, with Tri-County Mental Health Services support, will host their first-ever virtual prevention conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Boy Scout Troop 313 member Landen Summers completed his Eagle Scout project, a Blessing Box food pantry, to reach the Eagle Scout rank, the highest possible rank in the Boy Scout program.

RICHMOND – The Excelsior Springs varsity boys basketball team got in some more game reps last week. The ballclub, which has had some gaps in its schedule this season because of the pandemic, played in two Richmond Winter Classic games, falling to Wellington-Napoleon 64-30 Jan.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers can start focusing on postseason wrestling. They wrapped their regular-season schedule last week, first by splitting a triangular Jan.