July 2025

Supporters of a women’s recovery home pleaded for compassion while concerned neighbors questioned transparency, safety and property values during a recent public hearing about Oxford House’s request for zoning accommodations.

When Excelsior Springs varsity football coach Jake Danneman, his assistant coaches and players guided 100plus kiddos on the last day of a four-day youth camp, they had good weather on their side. “It’s been a rough one all week – been hot, and then last night, we got cut short because of a little bit of lightning in the area,” Danneman said on a cool July 17 evening under mostly cloudy skies at Tiger Stadium.

Orrick varsity 8-man football coach Matt O’Dell made a change for the Bearcats’ third straight week of offseason team camp sessions. This week, the varsity Bearcats were joined by members of Orrick’s junior high program.

Excelsior Springs varsity girls basketball coach JD Biermann and his Tigers continue their prep to make another district title run. This week, the girls are attending a shootout competition in Branson.

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It didn’t used to feel like this. Somewhere along the way, the ability to disagree without destroying one another slipped through our fingers.

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will begin traffic modifications on U.S. Highway 169 at Northwest Cookingham Drive starting next week as part of a scheduled bridge rehabilitation project. All work is weather permitting and dates and times are subject to change.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed multiple new laws that will take effect in August, enacting sweeping changes across labor policy, transparency rules, environmental protection, utility safety and small business taxation.

Aaron Holst spent more than three decades shaping the Excelsior Springs baseball program into one of the region’s most respected. Now, he is stepping back into the dugout with a new team and a fresh purpose.