March 2022

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Ashley Brooke Mathews

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On Mar. 18, 2022, Ashley Brooke Mathews of Independence, MO gained her wings after battling an extended illness at University Health in Kansas City.  She was 38 years old.  

Ashley was born to parents Ginger and Carl, on July 30, 1983, in North Kansas City, MO.

Shirley Sue Elam

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Shirley Sue Elam, 84, of Excelsior Springs gained her angel wings Mar. 15, 2022, at Valley Manor Nursing and Rehab in Excelsior Springs.  She was born at home to Virgil and Anna (Baker) Milligan of Knoxville, MO on Nov. 9, 1937.  She was one of nine siblings.  She married Arthur Eugene (Gene) Elam on Jan. 23, 1955, and had three children, Rhonda, Randy, and Mark, and moved to Excelsior Springs in 1964.  She was a Christian.

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CONFIRMED: Bird flu found in pelican near pond in Clay County

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KANSAS CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed avian influenza, or bird flu, has been detected in an American white pelican in Clay County. “It was found by a pond by a private citizen, and then it was euthanized and tested,” Missouri Department of Conservation spokesman Bill Graham said March 10.
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2021 ‘positive’ for downtown, group reports

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Downtown had “a really positive economic impact year” in 2021, Downtown Excelsior Partnership Executive Director Lyndsey Baxter told city leaders at the Hall of Waters. Last year, the Community Improvement District, or CID, brought in almost $6.5 million downtown “in reported taxable retail sales,” Baxter said while giving the DEP’s annual report in a PowerPoint presentation March 7.