March 2021

Four candidates vie for two council seats

5 years ago By Shawn Roney

Editor's note: In its March 26 issue, this newspaper published the responses of three of the four Excelsior Springs City Council candidates to a questionnaire soliciting their views on select municipal government issues and requesting them to discuss their qualifications. Responses were edited for length. This version features the complete responses by the candidates.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Two incumbents and two challengers are vying for City Council seats April 6.

Chappel to play golf for CMU

5 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Hope Chappel will be an Eagle in a few months, but she will remain a Tiger at heart. The Excelsior Springs senior has signed a letter of intent to continue her education and golf career at Central Methodist University in Fayette.

HOPE CHAPPEL, front left, signs with CMU. Beside her is coach Stephen Main. Back row, from left are her brother, Hunter; and parents, Jen and Jeff. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Charles E. Buford

5 years ago By News Staff

Charles E. Buford passed away on Feb.

Ronald Dean ‘Ron’ Anderson

5 years ago By News Staff

Ronald Dean “Ron” Anderson, 73, of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away March 21, 2021, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He was born Sept.

Branson performer cheats audience, lies about assisting foster children

5 years ago By News Staff

SPRINGFIELD – A performer at a Branson theater has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing more than $85,000 from hundreds of audience members who donated to his non-existent charity for foster children.

Tigers split Mexico triangular

5 years ago By Dustin Danner

MEXICO – Excelsior Springs played baseball for the first time since May 2019. Over the weekend, the Tigers visited faced Mexico and Marshfield in an annual triangular to start the season in Mexico.

Golf course action should have waited

5 years ago By News Staff

The Excelsior Springs City Council’s decision to hire a private firm, Orion, to manage the city’s golf course may have been an act of genius, or not; but the timing seemed unnecessarily rushed, which naturally raises eyebrows.

Jerrolyn ‘Jerry’ Parker

5 years ago By News Staff

Jerrolyn “Jerry” Parker, 77, of Raytown, died March 15, 2021, at St. Luke’s East.

No mandate; lives put at risk

5 years ago By News Staff

Gov. Mike Parson tweeted that Missouri COVID cases and hospitalizations are down, which definitely is worth celebrating, but the rest of his message establishes a false equivalency.

Community Bank announces changes in leadership

5 years ago By News Staff

RICHMOND – Community Bank of Missouri announced Stephanie Landwehr has been named the bank’s president and chief operating officer. Landwehr began her banking career in Richmond in 1978 after graduating from the University of Missouri with a degree in accounting.