March 2021

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.

BLUE SPRINGS – The Tigers had to deal with more than a wet, cold and windy day last week when they played in their first boys golf tournament this season. Playing in the eight-team Oak Grove Tournament, the Tigers also had to deal with the rolling hills and dramatic elevation changes of Adam’s Pointe Golf Course in Blue Springs.

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.

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.

DALLAS – Why a Valley Manor Rehabilitation Center resident – who had COVID-19, recovered and later received two vaccine doses – tested positive again for the virus is up to local officials to resolve, but an infectious disease expert, Dr. Murray Cohen, offered general thoughts on the topic.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The school district added another construction project to its to-do list. On March 8, the Board of Education approved bids to renovate Westview Elementary, to be known as the District Early Childhood Center.

JEFFERSON CITY – Most Americans want to mail in ballots at their convenience, rather than stand in sometimes long election lines on a day that could be inconvenient or a place that could be dangerous, with the coronavirus continuing in Missouri.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Elation collapsed into disappointment for Valley Manor Rehabilitation Center residents and staff after the yearlong virus lockdown ended Friday, only to resume Monday. When the doors opened last week, families got together for the first time in a long time.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Fiscal year 2020 was big for building permit revenue, Economic Development Director Melinda Mehaffy told the City Council. Mehaffy presented the Planning & Zoning Department’s annual report when the City Council convened March 1 in a hybrid meeting.