October 2021

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – With Halloween roughly a week away, activities are being posted throughout the bi-county area and, for those who like to drive around to look at decorations, there are plenty of houses showing holiday spirit.

RICHMOND – Racist comments targeting his Chinese daughter left a father concerned about the response from Richmond Middle School officials. The incident is the second in two weeks.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Based on a community effort led by volunteer Dianne Mischlich, eight veterans “touched by war” received a Quilts of Valor quilt during a ceremony at the Elks Lodge. “They don’t necessarily have to be in combat because some wounds are invisible. It’s just to let them know we appreciate what they’ve done for us,” Mischlich said.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS– The school district’s dip in enrollment since the school year began is no cause for alarm, Superintendent Travis Hux assured the Board of Education on Oct. 11 at the Support Services Center.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A full-bodied moonshiner huffs and puffs into the corn liquor jug resting on the crook of his right arm to create a throaty, wolfing sound. A sallow-eyed man, coal dust under his nails, rakes calloused fingers over a zincridged washboard.