July 2023

The Excelsior Standard, July 14, 2023 Dortha Amos Dortha Ann Amos, age 81, of Purdy passed away Friday, July 7, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers, Ark. She was born Sept.

The Excelsior Standard, July 14, 2023 Policarpo “Paul” “Carpio” Oliva, age 63, of Excelsior Springs passed away Sunday morning, July 2, 2023, at home in Excelsior Springs. Paul was born on May 30, 1960, the son of Joseph Alvarez and Guadalupe Oliva in Kansas City.

A season-ending injury sidelined Klayton Glaspy physically, but not emotionally. Glaspy, a junior-to-be at Excelsior Springs, saw his high school varsity baseball season cut short on May 9, when Excelsior Springs faced Raytown South at Ray South.

An Excelsior Springs-based baseball club is making up for a delayed start to the summer. That team is the Knuckleheadz.

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

The Marine Stewardship Council wants to remind all of us that it’s important to reduce our digital carbon footprint as well. As we’re going more and more digital, “cooling server farms, digital devices and producing new technology all require energy inputs and have a carbon output.” Right now, digital carbon emissions make up to 3.7% of all global emissions. To reduce your footprint, the organization suggests regularly emptying your inbox, reducing cloud usage (delete all those unnecessary pics!) and opting for non-HD streaming whenever you can.

My grandpa reads the Richmond News and he doesn’t live in Ray County or Richmond. He lives in Lexington and he enjoys reading the neighboring county news, I assume and because I write some of it – duh.

Every day, children are all around us. They explore the world around them and share their encounters through imagination, creativity and ingenuity. Oftentimes, children are experiencing the world for the first time; much of the time, these children are accompanied by an adult trying to teach them the ways of the world through their own lens.

The Excelsior Springs Police Department reported the following arrests handled recently by the department. Wednesday, June 28 At 6:10 p.m., Danielle Smith, 38, was arrested for identity theft or attempt.

The SkillsUSA championships in Atlanta, Georgia, recognized local student’s excellency, showcasing their career and technical education skills obtained through the Excelsior Springs Area Career Center.