June 2026

Body Excelsior Springs will continue to provide ambulance service to portions of eastern Clay County despite rising operational costs and a continuing gap between service expenses and district funding.

Body The child support system can feel overwhelming, emotional and deeply personal for families trying to navigate difficult situations.

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Body Representatives from Missouri State Parks are inviting the public to attend Watkins Mill State Park and Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site’s conceptual development planning meeting at 6:30 p.m. on June 17, at the park visitor center.

Body Upperclassman Owen O’Dell and his Excelsior Springs varsity boys basketball teammates are spending their offseason getting to know Doug Burnett, their new coach. A graduate of Park Hill South High School, Burnett has held various head and assistant coaching jobs.

Body My apathy as a sports fan is growing. A few years ago, after decades of a sometimes passionate, sometimes apathetic, sometimes contemptuous relationship with Major League Baseball, I finally decided I no longer cared about that level of hardball.

Body The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Excelsior Springs Museum and Archives in support of its “Vietnam Veteran Oral History Project.

Body A proposed expansion of multifamily housing near North Jesse James Road is moving forward in Excelsior Springs.

Body The Excelsior Springs Police Department reported the following arrests handled recently by the department. Wednesday, May 20 At 9:00 a.m., Jennifer Needles, 50, was arrested for animal neglect or abandonment.