March 2025

Three agreements have been approved for street maintenance projects to advance infrastructure improvements which will affect several neighborhoods. The Excelsior Springs City Council approved three agreements with McAnany Construction, Vance Brothers and All Pro Asphalt.

A student from the Excelsior Springs Area Career Center (ESACC) has earned the prestigious title of Breaking Traditions Secondary State Winner. This remarkable achievement sets Madelyn Throckmorton apart from 82 other applicants, highlighting her exceptional dedication and commitment to succeeding in a nontraditional career path in HVAC.

A Liberty man has been arrested and charged with two felonies following an alleged shooting situation which occurred in Ray County last week. BradA.

After more than three decades of dedication to the Excelsior Springs School District a longtime teacher and coach has announced his retirement at the end of the school year, marking the conclusion of a career that has influenced countless students and athletes.

Excelsior Springs track coach Jonah Albertson has one goal he wants his 100 athletes to achieve this season: to continuously improve. “While we celebrate medals, we also celebrate personal records and offer opportunities to each athlete, and we have had a strong start to the season,” Albertson said.

MICAH DILLMAN Staff Reporter and SHAWN RONEY Sports Editor Excelsior Springs varsity baseball coach Aaron Holst and his Tigers have the chance to do something unprecedented in program history – win a fourth straight district title. The program’s latest title streak started in 2022 with the Class 4 District 15 championship.

The Excelsior Standard, March 21, 2025 Iletta Faye (Swartz) Pulley of Lawson passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from natural causes. Iletta was born Saturday, April 25, 1936, in Amity, the daughter of the late Harry and Mollie (Hines) Swartz.

to PRO High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels. Whoever coined the maxim, “In like a lion, out like a lamb” to describe March was wrong – at least when it comes to the passage of time.

Excelsior Springs vainly tried to play catchup in its final varsity girls basketball game this season. Sparked by an uptempo offense and pressure defense, Benton of St.

An Excelsior Springs alum has become a three-time college All-American wrestler. DamonAshworth, a 2021 graduate and redshirt junior at the University of Central Missouri, secured his latest All-American honor by placing fourth in the 184-pound division recently at the NCAA Division II national tournament.