April 2023

MARTHA “GAY” CRAVEN RUSSELL

3 years ago By News Staff

The Excelsior Standard, Apr. 14, 2023 Gay Russell Martha “Gay” Craven Russell, age 82, of Liberty, formerly of Excelsior Springs, went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023.

THEODORE R. BALDWIN

3 years ago By News Staff

The Excelsior Standard, Apr. 14, 2023 Dec.

DIXIE F. BALDWIN

3 years ago By News Staff

The Excelsior Standard, Apr. 14, 2023 Jan.

JANE MARIE AZURE

3 years ago By News Staff

The Excelsior Standard, Apr. 14, 2023 “Purple Grandma” Jane Marie Azure went on to her heavenly home on April 1, 2023, at age 72.

The written word

3 years ago By Elizabeth Barnt

Nearly 5,000 years ago, humans discovered the written language. Stemming discovery of hieroglyphs, cuneiform, and the roman alphabet had been shared. Throughout history people have learned the ways of communication through time and to each other. Writing is the way for another person to exact the meaning intended by the writer. Writing is something we are surrounded by, even in our modern high-tech world. We may change how we communicate, but the fact is, we still do.

Building community relationships, connecting citizens to facts

3 years ago By Sophia Bales

Times like these past weeks — when an escaped convict was on the loose from Ray County — I’ve never felt more like a real reporter. Listening to police scanners and arriving at the scene this past week has felt more like a fever dream.

Building community relationships, connecting citizens to facts

BURRO IN PANTS

3 years ago By News Staff

Carrie Classon’s, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir,” is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine stores. Learn more at CarrieClasson.

FINDING THEIR PLACES

3 years ago By Dustin Danner

The Tigers racked up the top-eight finishes when they competed April 6 at the Kearney Classic Invitational. The Excelsior Springs boys finished with 11 top-eight finishes in tallying 54.5 points – sixth among 10 schools.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS senior Gavin Wilmes clears a hurdle en route to a third-place finish in the boys 110-meter high hurdles April 6 at the Kearney Classic Invitational. TIM HARLAN | Submitted

Martha “Gay” Craven Russell

3 years ago By News Staff

Martha “Gay” Craven Russell, age 82, of Liberty, MO, formerly of Excelsior Springs, MO, went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. She was born on December 24, 1940, to Mose and Fern (Martin) Craven in Excelsior Springs. After graduating from Excelsior Springs High School in 1958, Gay attended Cottey College then returned to her hometown and married Alney (A.K.) Russell on August 21, 1959. After residing in Kansas City for a short time, A.K.

Unofficial election results have Reene, St. John taking seats

3 years ago By News Staff

An estimated 13.88 percent of Clay County voters went to the polls on Tuesday, April 4 to cast their vote in several local elections, which included city council and school board seats, as well as a school proposition and a recreational marijuana sales tax.