February 2024

Annalese Happy and Adrien Crawley have more matches to wrestle this season for Excelsior Springs. Happy, a first-year high schooler; and Crawley, a sophomore, will represent the Tigers at Class 1 state competition, scheduled for Feb.

A Polo resident has been ordered to appear in Ray County Court for a preliminary hearing in the case of felony abuse or neglect of a child. The court has ordered Melynda M.

The Excelsior Springs City Council approved multiple tax abatement applications for local properties during a recent meeting. The purpose of the Chapter 353 tax abatement program is to provide the owners of specific parcels an incentive to rehabilitate their properties to remove any blighting influences, encourage reinvestment, encourage preservation as appropriate, increase home ownership and improve the value and appearance of neighborhoods.

The Excelsior Springs Police Department (ESPD) has welcomed a new officer, a recent graduate of the Kansas City Regional Academy (KCRA). Deven Bierle, 23, will be trained by Field Training Officer Miles Reed beginning Feb.

A Nebraska man recently pled not guilty to two felony charges. Timothy M.

The Excelsior Springs varsity boys hoopsters ran into teams with high-octane offenses last week, just as their varsity girls basketball counterparts did (see related story). Like the girls, the boys faced – and fell to – Kearney and then Raytown South in Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division play.

Excelsior Springs ran into two hotshooting teams last week in varsity girls basketball. First, the Tigers met Kearney Feb.

Excelsior Springs looks to send some boys wrestlers to state competition again. The Tigers will pursue that goal this weekend, when they host the Class 2 District 4 Tournament.

Richmond News and Excelsior Springs Standard reporter Miranda Jamison presented a newspaper interview guide at Hawthorne Elementary of Kearney last week. The elementary school hosts an after-school newspaper club comprised of third through fifth-grade students who meet weekly.

Members of the Excelsior Springs Psychiatric Services (ESPS), a service of the Excelsior Springs Hospital (ESH), recently presented information regarding their services at the recent Substance Abuse-Free Environment (SAFE) meeting.