April 2022

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Denise Rainey is committed to feeding her neighbors. From noon to 2 p.m.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Cultural Guild’s Annual Gatsby Day Festival to raise scholarship funds returns from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The latest Excelsior Springs Board of Education is in place. Kalyn Goode and Tray Harkins took the oath April 11 at the Support Services Center to begin serving new terms.

AFTER WINNING a three-way race for an Excelsior Springs City Council seat, Mark Spohn takes the oath of office. Spohn replaces Brent McElwee.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Superintendent Travis Hux foresees “a happy ending” to what “feels like a horror movie”: Excelsior Springs School District’s deficit spending. An amended budget approved April 11 by the Board of Education at the Support Services Center might be a step toward that happy ending.

SMITHVILLE – Ethan Edwards led the way for the Tigers again at their most recent boys golf tournament. The Excelsior Springs senior placed fourth at the Oak Park Invitational, held April 11 at the Paradise Pointe Golf Complex, shooting an 81 for his 18-hole round.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – For roughly two weeks, Excelsior Springs was on a hot streak in varsity girls soccer. Starting with a 1-0 March 31 home win over Center, the girls won four straight.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers are sitting above .500 midway through the duals schedule of their varsity boys tennis season. Excelsior Springs, 5-3, moved above .500 April 11 with a 5-4 road win over Winnetonka.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers hit a rough patch of varsity baseball last week. Playing in the Northland Tournament, Excelsior Springs went 0-4, falling to Oak Park, North Kansas City, Liberty and St.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers nabbed a team title and six event victories at the Highway 92 Meet, including five individual wins. “We had a great day overall, with 70 more personal records (set),” coach Jonah Albertson said.