February 2023

In 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York..

Aspire Senior Living of Excelsior Springs is requesting prom attire donations from the community. Wound and infection control prevention specialist Angela Horton, LPN, is a staffing coordinator for Aspire is working with the facility’s activity department to surprise residents with their very own prom night.

Excelsior Springs’ losing streak in varsity girls basketball has reached double digits. The streak reached 10 on Feb.

The Good Samaritan Center of Rural Clay County and Ray County is putting their best foot forward by helping better the community. The Excelsior Springs location of the center has begun handing out free Narcan nasal spray to the community.

In 1836, Colonel William Travis issued a call for help on behalf of the Texian troops defending the Alamo in San Antonio. In 1868, the U.S.

The Excelsior Springs Police Department reported the following arrests handled recently by the department. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 At 11:30 a.m., Ronald Lana, 44, was arrested for failure to restrain.

Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), author; Winslow Homer (1836-1910), artist; George A. Moore (1852-1933), poet/dramatist; Honus Wagner (1874-1955), baseball player; Abe Vigoda (1921-2016), actor; Dominic Chianese (1931- ), actor; Phil Knight (1938- ), business magnate; Joe Lieberman (1942- ), U.S. senator; Edward James Olmos (1947- ), actor; Steve Jobs (1955-2011), computer pioneer; Paula Zahn (1956- ), TV journalist; Mitch Hedberg (1968-2005), comedian; Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977- ), boxer.

The Excelsior Standard, Feb. 24, 2023 Ralph K.

Four Excelsior Springs boys wrestlers were hoping to have state medals before this week was over. Ryne Marcum, Cooper Collins, Hunter Scoma and Micah Danner competed in Class 2 state competition, which was slated to begin Wednesday and conclude Thursday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

The Excelsior Standard, Feb. 24, 2023 Robert King Robert Gene King, 77, of Rayville died Saturday, Feb.