June 2022

Carlyle hones skills in summer softball

Chloe Carlyle is spending nearly every weekend this summer in a familiar place: on a softball field. Carlyle, a two-time letter winner in softball at Excelsior Springs High School who catches and is an outfielder for coach Megan Rawie, plays for the 18-and-under Mayhem team.
ESHS SOFTBALLER Chloe Carlyle also plays for the 18U Mayhem team. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Patrick Thomas McNally Jr.

Patrick Thomas McNally Jr., age 95, of Columbia, passed away on June 20, 2022 at Boone Hospital. He was born on February 1, 1927 in Nemaha, Kansas; a son of Patrick Thomas McNally Sr.  and Clara (Huerter) McNally.
Patrick Thomas McNally Jr.

ESPD gets approval for new jail cameras

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Police Department is getting new video cameras to monitor activity in its jail cells. On June 6 at the Hall of Waters, the City Council approved Chief Greg Dull’s request to have cameras installed in six adult cells and the cell for juveniles.

A bigger Rainbow Splash Park?

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Rainbow Splash Park could expand in 2023, Parks and Recreation and Community Center Director Nate Williams told city leaders June 6 at the Hall of Waters.
RAINBOW SPLASH PARK opened in August 2021. BRIAN RICE | Staff

Council approves Wyman power plant demo bid

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – An old power plant is about to disappear from a historic site. On June 6, the City Council approved a $24,400 bid by Dehn Demolition of Independence to level the plant, located in the 100 block of Dunbar sitting southwest of the Wyman building.
WYMAN SCHOOL’S power plant will be demolished beginning later this month. Roof damage and deteriorating conditions of the structure have prompted its removal. The structure is 109 years old. BRIAN RICE | Staff

Wine Festival show cases Missouris best

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Wine lovers got to sample more than 85 wines offered by 20 of Missouri’s wineries, and beer lovers got to taste some beers from craft breweries, June 11 during the 16th Annual Wine Fest along Lover’s Lane.
CLETIS AND AMY WEBB serve wine from Giggling Grapes Winery. They are among 20 Missouri wineries attending.