Keith Bass II granted continuance
is alleged of armed criminal action x2 (felony), assault in the first degree or attempt-serious physical injury or special victim and murder in the first degree (felony).
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ES school buses involved in two separate crashes
Two Excelsior Springs School District buses were involved in accidents, two mornings in a row, according to Excelsior Springs School Dishict Safety and Security staff. There were no injuries reported.
Community Excellence Awards celebrated
Community Excellence awards show the passion The Town and Country Leader’s readers have for the businesses in our community. There was a record number of voters in The Leader’s 2022 Community Excellence contest this year, at almost 2000.
Eradication of bush honeysuckle encouraged
In order to put a stop to the invasive bush honeysuckle or Lonicera Maackii currently taking over forests in Missouri and Kansas, according to Debbie Neff of Excelsior Springs has organized an eradication event for Watkins Mill State Park, from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 25.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL STANDARD HONOR ROLL
Christen Everett, principal of Excelsior Springs High School, is pleased to announce the Standard Honor Roll for Semester 1 of the 2022-23 school year. Students must have a B (3.0) grade point average with no grade below a C-.
School district receives ‘clean audit’ from Westbrook
The Excelsior Springs School District “had a clean audit” of the 2022 fiscal year (FY), auditor Brad Steele told district leaders when the Board of Education convened recently. Speaking on behalf of the Richmond-based accounting firm Westbrook & Co.
Richey files property tax relief legislation
State Rep. Doug Richey wants to help lower the bill for Missourians with delinquent property taxes. In pursuit of that goal, the Excelsior Springsbased lawmaker has filed House bill 462, legislation to reduce the amount of late charges and interest that can be collected on overdue property taxes.
Rec marijuana tax proposal set for April vote
Recreational marijuana users who frequent the Kansas City Cannabis dispensary in Excelsior Springs, or any future dispensaries in town, may soon have to pay a city sales tax.
Council approves Westside CID
The Excelsior Springs City Council approved the creation of Westside Community Improvement District (CID) during its Tuesday meeting. Community residents and westside district property owners were in the audience to show support.
