June 2026

Ananya Carrel and Olivia Deere got in some more offseason prep work last week for Excelsior Springs’ varsity girls tennis season. Carrel and Deere, who’ll each start their senior year this fall, participated in a high school team camp June 8-12.

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Excelsior Springs has a string of third- and fourthplace finishes at state competition in baseball. Now, the high school has a first-place finish.

The Excelsior Standard, June 12,2026 Carolyn Mynatt Carolyn “Sue” Mynatt, 83, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2026, wrapped in the warmth and love of her family. Born July 2, 1943, to Don and Bessie (Holt) Langford in Crawford County, Kan., Sue moved with her family to Lathrop as a teenager.

Long before the dangers of asbestos became widely acknowledged, this natural mineral had already secured a powerful foothold in the industrial and military expansion of the country. In fact, from the late 1800s onward, it was heavily integrated into manufacturing facilities, construction materials, transportation corridors and defense infrastructure, mainly because of its low cost and fireproofing and insulating properties.

Some guarantees in life are unavoidable: taxes will come regardless of preparedness, Missouri weather will unpredictably include all four seasons within a week and if anything goes wrong in my life, my mother will probably blame it on energy drinks.

Impaired driving prevention efforts are evolving alongside changing substance use trends, with educators and advocates increasingly focusing on cannabis use, prescription medications and underage drinking, as well as alcohol-related crashes.

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Less than three weeks after Clay County unveiled its Ten Most Wanted list, five individuals, including an Excelsior Springs resident, have already been taken into custody. The Ten Most Wanted list was introduced May 27 through a collaborative effort involving the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office, Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers and other local law enforcement agencies.